Roadside Inspection 88970461

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: H & M TRUCKING INC (USDOT 290983) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
1
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88970461
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JOPLIN MO
Carrier (USDOT):
H & M TRUCKING INC (290983)
Operating authority:
MC198858
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
429169 (NE)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 32.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.59 violations per inspection across 970 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Missouri
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 9,478 Level 1 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at JOPLIN MO
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,951 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
59%
235 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
16
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
37
26 violations · 5 OOS · 0.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
235
136 violations · 23 OOS · 0.58 per inspection
Honest opinion

An out-of-service order is one of the most consequential outcomes a roadside inspection can produce — the most heavily-weighted OOS citation here was 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH4SN674341 NE 429169 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2537GP435518 NE 315428 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55C2-B Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
88959598 Sep 10, 2026 IA L1 IA 0
88953216 Sep 9, 2026 SD L3 SISSETON SD 1
88941797 Sep 8, 2026 FL L2 JASPER FL 0
88920506 Sep 7, 2026 SC L3 COLUMBIA SC 0
88927651 Sep 6, 2026 TX L2 TX 0
88917650 Sep 4, 2026 OH L2 RAVENNA OH 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87233325 Mar 5, 2026 CO L3 4V4NC9EH4SN674341
86269313 Nov 5, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH4SN674341
86155742 Oct 27, 2025 SD L3 4V4NC9EH4SN674341
85347633 Jul 28, 2025 ND L3 4V4NC9EH4SN674341
85030796 Jun 23, 2025 NE L3 4V4NC9EH4SN674341
84902799 Jun 7, 2025 IA L3 4V4NC9EH4SN674341
84201441 Mar 22, 2025 MO L1 4V4NC9EH4SN674341
82661822 Sep 13, 2024 SD L3 1UYVS2537GP435518

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