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Roadside Inspection 89190962

Roadside inspection on Oct 6, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: MCA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3707460) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89190962
Date:
Oct 6, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B
Carrier (USDOT):
MCA EXPRESS LLC (3707460)
Operating authority:
MC1299799
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC43399 (MI)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.52 violations per inspection across 73 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
3
On par with median (3)
Median of 5,155 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 623 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 465,368 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)
26%
19 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
9 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
17 violations · 2 OOS · 3.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
38 violations · 6 OOS · 2.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (17 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.52 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR2MLMW4814 MI RC43399 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D5LL191109 ME 431081Y Wabash National — — —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207F-SLAS Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes. 7 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 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
89083343 Sep 24, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE N/B 2 —
88924349 Sep 7, 2026 IN L2 FORT WAYNE IN 7 —
88859179 Aug 30, 2026 TX L2 TX 5 OOS
88743213 Aug 18, 2026 TN L3 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88792770 Aug 25, 2026 MI L1 1FUJHHDR2MLMW4814 OOS
84201080 Mar 21, 2025 AR L3 1FUJHHDR2MLMW4814 —
79026920 Jun 29, 2023 KS L2 1FUJHHDR2MLMW4814 —

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