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Roadside Inspection 89059607

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: MT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3113024) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89059607
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RICE TOWNSHIP PA
Carrier (USDOT):
MT EXPRESS LLC (3113024)
Operating authority:
MC83700
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP88881 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.37 violations per inspection across 173 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,335 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026
vs typical at RICE TOWNSHIP PA
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 115 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 600,531 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)
44%
25 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
7
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
15 violations · 2 OOS · 0.94 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
40 violations · 4 OOS · 1.60 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (15 violations across 16 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 3.37 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 393.75A1-TBSP (Tires - Bias ply - Has damaged plies evident in the sidewall up to 2 square inches., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TBSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49XXLJ310626 CA ZP88881 KENWORTH T680 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K2PS433803 ME 3333468 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2023 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TBSP Tires - Bias ply - Has damaged plies evident in the sidewall up to 2 square inches. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95A4-EENA Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.22H1-ELDNUM HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic) 1 Hours of Service —
395.22H2-ELDNISDT HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step-by-step instructions for the driver to produce and transfer the driver''s hours-of-service records to an authorized safety official 1 Hours of Service —
395.22H3-ELDMF HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction reporting requirements and recordkeeping procedures during ELD malfunctions. 1 Hours of Service —

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
88983714 Sep 11, 2026 GA L3 MIDWAY GA 1 —
88969950 Sep 11, 2026 PA L3 UNITY TOWNSHIP PA 1 —
88962559 Sep 9, 2026 OH L3 CLEVELAND OH 0 —
88891574 Sep 3, 2026 CT L3 BRIDGEPORT 0 —
88876774 Sep 1, 2026 NM L3 NM 0 —
88845526 Aug 28, 2026 NM L2 NM 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88048432 Jun 4, 2026 OR L3 1XKYD49XXLJ310626 —
88051888 Jun 3, 2026 CA L2 1XKYD49XXLJ310626 —
86204240 Oct 24, 2025 NY L3 3H3V532K2PS433803 —
85458664 Aug 9, 2025 MI L3 3H3V532K2PS433803 —
84738933 May 19, 2025 MO L2 3H3V532K2PS433803 —
84106547 Mar 11, 2025 PA L2 3H3V532K2PS433803 —
82908012 Oct 14, 2024 IN L3 3H3V532K2PS433803 —

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