Roadside Inspection 89043127

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: UNIVERSE CARRIER INC (USDOT 2124287)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
Not recorded
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89043127
Date:
Sep 19, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STEELE MO
Operating authority:
MC740221

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 24.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.91 violations per inspection across 1,202 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Missouri
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 9,752 Level 1 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at STEELE MO
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,676 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 444,667 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
386 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
27
16 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
91
92 violations · 13 OOS · 1.01 per inspection
Prior 365 days
386
372 violations · 48 OOS · 0.96 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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance 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
89007742 Sep 16, 2026 SD L3 JEFFERSON SD 0
89030465 Sep 15, 2026 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
89007996 Sep 15, 2026 MO L3 CHARLESTON MO 0
88994435 Sep 14, 2026 MO L3 SHELBINA MO 0
88993354 Sep 14, 2026 CA L2 DONNER PASS IF 1
88986211 Sep 13, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 0

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