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Roadside Inspection 89031482

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: DSS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4307327) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89031482
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TERRE HAUTE IN
Carrier (USDOT):
DSS EXPRESS INC (4307327)
Operating authority:
MC1678403
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH40463 (PA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 2 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.49 violations per inspection across 45 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,526 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at TERRE HAUTE IN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,119 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 602,863 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
31%
45 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
3
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
26 violations · 5 OOS · 1.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
45
67 violations · 12 OOS · 1.49 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1HN973164 PA AH40463 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2017 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536P7878002 PA PT341R4 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
385.337B-OOSO OOS Order - Motor carrier operating a CMV while an existing out-of-service order is in effect: New Entrant - Refusal of Audit/No Contact. — General/Admin 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
88956222 Sep 10, 2026 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 2 —
88746984 Aug 19, 2026 AR L3 — 1 —
88742034 Aug 18, 2026 TN L1 — 4 OOS
88712219 Aug 16, 2026 NJ L3 I-295 NB MP 35 CHERRY HILL TWP 1 —
88711782 Aug 14, 2026 AZ L2 — 1 —
88703899 Aug 14, 2026 CA L3 SB WINCHESTER JSO LA ALBA 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85698846 Sep 4, 2025 OH L3 4V4NC9EH1HN973164 —
85128200 Jul 3, 2025 OH L3 4V4NC9EH1HN973164 —
84829925 May 27, 2025 IN L3 4V4NC9EH1HN973164 —
84739095 May 19, 2025 MO L1 4V4NC9EH1HN973164 OOS
83204307 Nov 19, 2024 KY L3 4V4NC9EH1HN973164 —
82824706 Oct 3, 2024 KY L1 4V4NC9EH1HN973164 —
82779599 Sep 25, 2024 PA L2 4V4NC9EH1HN973164 —
80773857 Feb 2, 2024 MO L3 4V4NC9EH1HN973164 —

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