Roadside Inspection 89319425

Roadside inspection on Oct 21, 2026 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: MEI TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3657957) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

50% of violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89319425
Date:: Oct 21, 2026
State:: Pennsylvania
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 2
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: NEW BRITAIN BOROUGH PA
Carrier (USDOT):: MEI TRANSPORT LLC (3657957)
Operating authority:: MC1263481
Vehicle:: RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:: Unpub Trai
Plate:: 82413CL (MD)
VIN:: 3C63RRHL1PG643668

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 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

Heavier than carrier average

Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 21 prior records

vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania

Heavier than median (1)

Median of 16,257 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median

1 more than the median (1)

Compared to 501,851 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Yes

Cohort OOS rate: 28.8%

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

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

38%

8 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

No inspections in this window

Prior 90 days

No inspections in this window

Prior 365 days

15 violations · 4 OOS · 1.88 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 393.43D-B (Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly., severity weight 4). (393.43D-B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	STRAIGHT TRUCK	3C63RRHL1PG643668	MD 82413CL	RAM Ticket: Unpub Trai	3500	2023	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	1T9AS533BB540022	ME 5622330	Unpub Trai	—	—	—

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
393.43D-B	Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly.	4	Vehicle Maintenance	OOS
396.17C-PI	Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection.	4	Vehicle Maintenance	—

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Vehicle Maintenance

2 violations

1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
88216811	Jun 23, 2026	NC	L1	3C63RRHL1PG643668	OOS
87146050	Feb 24, 2026	MD	L2	3C63RRHL1PG643668	OOS
87138419	Feb 24, 2026	NC	L1	3C63RRHL1PG643668	OOS
86491017	Dec 4, 2025	NC	L1	3C63RRHL1PG643668	—
86234459	Nov 3, 2025	NC	L3	3C63RRHL1PG643668	—
85621098	Aug 27, 2025	NC	L1	3C63RRHL1PG643668	—
84146092	Mar 13, 2025	NC	L1	3C63RRHL1PG643668	—
82825339	Oct 2, 2024	NC	L1	3C63RRHL1PG643668	—