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Roadside Inspection 89307545

Roadside inspection on Oct 20, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: EMPIRE X-PRESS INC (USDOT 3397215) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89307545
Date:
Oct 20, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE X-PRESS INC (3397215)
Operating authority:
MC1092883
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC47138 (MI)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 17.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.94 violations per inspection across 51 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Michigan
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,130 Level 3 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 658 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 680,898 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
23%
13 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
6
20 violations · 3 OOS · 3.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
33 violations · 4 OOS · 2.54 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 4V4NC9EH0KN897959 MI RC47138 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A532XVSC40029 IN PG31297 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2027 —

Violations Cited

3 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
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness 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
89310967 Oct 20, 2026 MS L3 FULTON WB SCALES MS 0 —
89143055 Sep 29, 2026 IN L2 WEST HARRISON IN 0 —
88850749 Aug 29, 2026 PA L3 ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP PA 1 —
88813968 Aug 24, 2026 IL L3 I-55 NB 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86080151 Oct 17, 2025 NC L3 4V4NC9EH0KN897959 —
85916711 Sep 30, 2025 KY L1 4V4NC9EH0KN897959 —
83686373 Jan 21, 2025 UT L3 4V4NC9EH0KN897959 —
81014647 Mar 3, 2024 NM L3 4V4NC9EH0KN897959 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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