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Roadside Inspection 89294846

Roadside inspection on Oct 17, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: M R EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2388621) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
3
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89294846
Date:
Oct 17, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JOPLIN MO
Carrier (USDOT):
M R EXPRESS INC (2388621)
Operating authority:
MC820943
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1385159 (IL)

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 32.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.29 violations per inspection across 56 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Missouri
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 10,525 Level 1 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at JOPLIN MO
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,727 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
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 491,909 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)
60%
15 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
23 violations · 2 OOS · 1.53 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EJ1LN197436 IL P1385159 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533N6581613 IL 875226ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BMBCBD Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s). 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89263553 Oct 12, 2026 IL L3 I-294 0 —
88850061 Aug 28, 2026 TN L1 MANCHESTER TN 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88171633 Jun 16, 2026 CA L1 1UYVS2533N6581613 OOS
86025374 Oct 11, 2025 SD L3 4V4NC9EJ1LN197436 —
85057644 Jun 19, 2025 CA L1 4V4NC9EJ1LN197436 —
84631351 May 8, 2025 TN L2 4V4NC9EJ1LN197436 —
84120687 Mar 12, 2025 PA L2 4V4NC9EJ1LN197436 —
79436424 Aug 16, 2023 UT L3 1UYVS2533N6581613 —

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