Roadside Inspection 89021676

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Florida • Carrier: M & S CARGO EXPRESS CORP (USDOT 1529066) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89021676
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PUNTA GORDA FL
Operating authority:
MC570004
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DZ46KE (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.47 violations per inspection across 47 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Florida
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 30,893 Level 3 inspections in Florida during 2026
vs typical at PUNTA GORDA FL
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,389 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 616,088 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
63%
8 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
10 violations · 2 OOS · 1.25 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR9JN345884 FL DZ46KE INTERNATIONAL LT625 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S13SC332YB738861 FL QA61ZB STRICK COMMERCIAL TRAILER Strick Commercial Trailer 2000

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
89028141 Sep 16, 2026 FL L3 PUNTA GORDA FL 2 OOS
89021798 Sep 15, 2026 FL L2 WEST PALM BEACH FL 2
88764334 Aug 20, 2026 FL L2 0

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