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Roadside Inspection 89309851

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: MICHELS POWER INC (USDOT 3484138) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89309851
Date:
Oct 19, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Carrier (USDOT):
MICHELS POWER INC (3484138)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL SF625 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
33323Z (WI)

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 8.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.67 violations per inspection across 242 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 129,316 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 34,210 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 668,242 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)
68%
50 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
50
22 violations · 4 OOS · 0.44 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 396.3A1-BALR (Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test., severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BALR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTWGAZT6EH778274 WI 33323Z INTERNATIONAL SF625 2014 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 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
89310289 Oct 20, 2026 NH L1 SANBORNTON 0 —
89248996 Oct 13, 2026 KY L1 PRESTONSBURG KY 3 OOS
89231394 Oct 5, 2026 RI L3 NEWPORT RI 0 —
89084580 Sep 24, 2026 CT L3 BLOOMFIELD 0 —
89033480 Sep 18, 2026 CT L3 GREENWICH SCALE 1 —
89031823 Sep 16, 2026 NY L1 CLIFTON PARK NY 2 —

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