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Roadside Inspection 89254858

Roadside inspection on Oct 13, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: IDEAL TRANS LLC (USDOT 2481305) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89254858
Date:
Oct 13, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MI
Carrier (USDOT):
IDEAL TRANS LLC (2481305)
Operating authority:
MC858725
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH64490 (PA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 26.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.14 violations per inspection across 624 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,517 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at MI
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,009 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 682,444 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)
46%
151 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
10
7 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
15 violations · 3 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
151
174 violations · 25 OOS · 1.15 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4BC9EHXVN727079 PA AH64490 VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) 2027 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2537T7586532 PA PT021X9 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2026 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
89381789 Oct 27, 2026 MT L3 COLUMBUS MT 1 —
89351475 Oct 24, 2026 CA L3 MT. PASS IF 1 —
89329851 Oct 22, 2026 IA L3 IA 2 —
89326125 Oct 20, 2026 CO L2 FORT MORGAN CO 0 —
89270962 Oct 13, 2026 OH L3 HURON OH 2 —
89247591 Oct 13, 2026 MI L1 MI 7 OOS

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