Roadside Inspection 89032564

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: LJ INC (USDOT 2159067) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89032564
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MI
Carrier (USDOT):
LJ INC (2159067)
Operating authority:
MC1669212
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA025 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BD93337 (MI)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 27.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.54 violations per inspection across 39 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,670 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at MI
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,754 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 599,292 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)
15%
20 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
4
19 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
21 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
42 violations · 3 OOS · 2.10 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTMMAAN3FH127537 MI BD93337 INTERNATIONAL MA025 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7JEPU1727KG000056 MI E988136 LUCON
Ticket: Trailer
Lucon 2019

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness 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
89034833 Sep 18, 2026 MI L3 MI 1
89023696 Sep 10, 2026 MN L3 MOTLEY MN 6 OOS
88862739 Aug 31, 2026 MI L3 I-94EB@WATER ST 2
88791432 Aug 25, 2026 MI L3 I-94EB@WATER ST 2
88766268 Aug 20, 2026 GA L3 9
88723193 Aug 18, 2026 MI L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82510567 Jun 19, 2024 MI L1 7JEPU1727KG000056 OOS

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