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Roadside Inspection 89274281

Roadside inspection on Oct 8, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: MBC ENERGY SERVICES INC (USDOT 2042783) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89274281
Date:
Oct 8, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Operating authority:
MC737611
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N53654 (TX)

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 33.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.63 violations per inspection across 106 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 132,938 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
7
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 27,137 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 685,575 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)
9%
33 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
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
17 violations · 2 OOS · 5.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
137 violations · 12 OOS · 4.15 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 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 1FUJGBDV4DLFF8480 TX 1N53654 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3F5VA42TAC5460100 TX 014C392 CORPUS TRAILERS — 2012 —

Violations Cited

7 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
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-CSURR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
89374189 Oct 27, 2026 NM L2 NM 2 OOS
89283741 Oct 14, 2026 TX L2 TX 7 OOS
89284859 Oct 12, 2026 TX L2 TX 3 —
89274208 Oct 9, 2026 TX L2 TX 3 OOS
89242903 Oct 7, 2026 TX L2 TX 2 —
88695392 Aug 9, 2026 TX L2 — 5 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 2042783 — tools open pre-filled.

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