Roadside Inspection 89266826

Roadside inspection on Oct 8, 2026 in Minnesota • Carrier: MICHELS UTILITY SERVICES INC (USDOT 3491461) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89266826
Date:: Oct 8, 2026
State:: Minnesota
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 1
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: MANKATO MN
Carrier (USDOT):: MICHELS UTILITY SERVICES INC (3491461)
Vehicle:: FORD F-250 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:: 80159Z (WI)
VIN:: 1FD7X2BAXRED95408

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 7.

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

On par with carrier average

Carrier averages 1.09 violations per inspection across 55 prior records

vs Level 1 median in Minnesota

Cleaner than median (3)

Median of 2,207 Level 1 inspections in Minnesota during 2026

vs typical at MANKATO MN

On par with station median (1)

Median of 87 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

Same as the median (1)

Compared to 492,886 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

36%

14 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

3 violations · 1 OOS

Prior 90 days

3 violations · 1 OOS · 1.50 per inspection

Prior 365 days

14 violations · 3 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	STRAIGHT TRUCK	1FD7X2BAXRED95408	WI 80159Z	FORD	F-250	2024	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	575200G23JH366277	WI XR74310	WELLS CARGO Ticket: Unknown	Wells Cargo Trailer	2018	—

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
392.2-SLLS3	State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit.	7	Unsafe Driving	—

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Unsafe Driving

1 violation

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
89151901	Oct 1, 2026	IA	L1	IA	2	—
89014912	Sep 15, 2026	MT	L2	BROADUS MT	1	OOS

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Related records

Carrier

MICHELS UTILITY SERVICES INC

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Safety

Carrier crash history

Reportable crashes filed under this USDOT.

Station

MANKATO MN

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State

Inspections in Minnesota

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level I — North American Standard

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 1FD7X2BAXRED95408

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Plate

80159Z (WI)

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Reference

FMCSR Violations

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Recent activity at MANKATO MN

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89233720	Oct 5, 2026	CR ENGLAND INC	2	—
89027604	Sep 11, 2026	TELCOM CONSTRUCTION LLC	1	—