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Roadside Inspection 89035856

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: BENCO TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3398688) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89035856
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STEELE MO
Operating authority:
MC1125571
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Custom Scott
Plate:
R769712 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.24 violations per inspection across 100 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,532 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at STEELE MO
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,682 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 665,843 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)
28%
47 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
2
4 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
8 violations · 2 OOS · 0.73 per inspection
Prior 365 days
47
98 violations · 14 OOS · 2.09 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (8 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.24 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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR0MN191196 TX R769712 INTERNATIONAL
Ticket: Custom Scott
LT625 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2534H3998048 ME 5365688 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS
393.11A1-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 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
89294537 Oct 17, 2026 AR L3 MCRAE AR 2 OOS
89185208 Oct 4, 2026 AZ L2 TONOPAH AZ 3 OOS
89097277 Sep 23, 2026 LA L3 BREAUX BRIDGE LA 2 —
89058202 Sep 20, 2026 TX L2 TX 4 —
88997210 Sep 14, 2026 NM L2 NM 1 OOS
89004846 Sep 11, 2026 TX L2 TX 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89058202 Sep 20, 2026 TX L2 3HSDZAPR0MN191196 —
87124021 Feb 22, 2026 TN L3 3HSDZAPR0MN191196 —
87067264 Feb 7, 2026 TX L2 3HSDZAPR0MN191196 —
85680322 Sep 3, 2025 AR L3 3HSDZAPR0MN191196 OOS
79341989 Aug 4, 2023 OK L3 1UYVS2534H3998048 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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