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Roadside Inspection 89117422

Roadside inspection on Sep 27, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: MDA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4029816) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89117422
Date:
Sep 27, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LINCOLN AL
Carrier (USDOT):
MDA EXPRESS LLC (4029816)
Operating authority:
MC1522176
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
0913F8 (MD)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 0.35 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alabama
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 14,011 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at LINCOLN AL
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 71 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,489 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
73%
15 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.27 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 395.8E-HOSPDELDT (HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDELDT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR4PSNL7934 MD 0913F8 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C5LT445828 ID TL8477 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service 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

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
88925106 Sep 7, 2026 NC L1 ROCKY MOUNT NC 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86951837 Feb 3, 2026 MO L1 3AKJHHDR4PSNL7934 —
86887975 Jan 22, 2026 MD L3 3AKJHHDR4PSNL7934 —
86733566 Jan 5, 2026 GA L3 3AKJHHDR4PSNL7934 —
86276977 Nov 6, 2025 NM L2 3AKJHHDR4PSNL7934 —
82488634 Aug 24, 2024 CA L1 3AKJHHDR4PSNL7934 —
81391006 Apr 17, 2024 UT L3 3AKJHHDR4PSNL7934 —
80407313 Dec 15, 2023 SD L3 3AKJHHDR4PSNL7934 —

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