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Roadside Inspection 89118840

Roadside inspection on Sep 28, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: A M EXPRESS INC (USDOT 272977) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89118840
Date:
Sep 28, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
POWERS SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
A M EXPRESS INC (272977)
Operating authority:
MC180508
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RB86722 (MI)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.95 violations per inspection across 135 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
1
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 5,097 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at POWERS SCALE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 258 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 463,846 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
48 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
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
18 violations · 2 OOS · 1.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
48
47 violations · 8 OOS · 0.98 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR5LSLR6592 MI RB86722 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5328RM416033 ME 5184534 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2024 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLDL State/Local Laws - Misc. driver's license violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —

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
89156679 Oct 1, 2026 MI L1 DODGE RD REST AREA (I-75 NB) 3 —
89156207 Oct 1, 2026 MI L3 MI 0 —
89139263 Sep 28, 2026 FL L3 JASPER FL 0 —
89038816 Sep 17, 2026 OH L3 YOUNGSTOWN OH 0 —
88982559 Sep 10, 2026 WI L2 LITTLE SUAMICO WI 2 —
88949386 Sep 9, 2026 MI L1 POWERS SCALE 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89156207 Oct 1, 2026 MI L3 3AKJHHDR5LSLR6592 —
87654279 Apr 21, 2026 OH L1 3AKJHHDR5LSLR6592 —
86828072 Jan 16, 2026 WI L3 5V8VC5328RM416033 —
81526171 Apr 30, 2024 WI L1 3AKJHHDR5LSLR6592 —
80862683 Feb 14, 2024 MI L3 3AKJHHDR5LSLR6592 —

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