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Roadside Inspection 89030988

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: SMARTWAY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3525590) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89030988
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B
Operating authority:
MC1171810
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1270990 (IL)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.28 violations per inspection across 85 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
1
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 5,155 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at FOWLERVILLE SCALE W/B
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 541 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 467,121 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
49 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
5
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
9 violations · 2 OOS · 0.90 per inspection
Prior 365 days
49
51 violations · 5 OOS · 1.04 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1LN230934 IL P1270990 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1H5Y288SR087038 IL 959702ST EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corp 2025 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 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
89177288 Oct 3, 2026 AR L3 BENTON AR 1 —
89161146 Oct 2, 2026 MA L3 H-LUDLOW 0 —
89096587 Sep 24, 2026 AL L2 HEFLIN AL 1 OOS
89083213 Sep 23, 2026 CA L1 SAN ONOFRE IF 1 OOS
88988442 Sep 11, 2026 TX L2 TX 3 OOS
88968894 Sep 9, 2026 MD L3 FROSTBURG MD 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88748870 Aug 20, 2026 MI L2 4V4NC9EH1LN230934 —
87296087 Mar 10, 2026 MD L3 4V4NC9EH1LN230934 —
87463708 Mar 14, 2025 NM L3 4V4NC9EH1LN230934 —
84036029 Feb 26, 2025 IN L3 1E1H5Y288SR087038 —
83433938 Dec 12, 2024 NY L3 4V4NC9EH1LN230934 —
83380733 Dec 4, 2024 TX L2 1E1H5Y288SR087038 OOS
83031577 Oct 29, 2024 MO L2 1E1H5Y288SR087038 OOS
82899766 Oct 12, 2024 IA L1 1E1H5Y288SR087038 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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