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Roadside Inspection 89321368

Roadside inspection on Oct 21, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: RIVER CITY IRON & METAL INC (USDOT 275814) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89321368
Date:
Oct 21, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MINDEN LA
Vehicle:
MACK CHU (Pinnacle) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P252585 (LA)

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 12.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.58 violations per inspection across 38 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Louisiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,047 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at MINDEN LA
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 453 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 499,374 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)
27%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
3 violations · 1 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
44 violations · 6 OOS · 2.93 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-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AN07Y2FM019670 LA P252585 MACK CHU (Pinnacle) 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5C2EF36B9LM011379 LA J713642 CLEMENT INDUSTRIES Clement 2020 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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 —
393.53B-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.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87533435 Apr 8, 2026 LA L2 1M1AN07Y2FM019670 OOS
87533435 Apr 8, 2026 LA L2 5C2EF36B9LM011379 OOS
86782270 Jan 12, 2026 TX L2 1M1AN07Y2FM019670 OOS
86782270 Jan 12, 2026 TX L2 5C2EF36B9LM011379 OOS
78878023 Jun 12, 2023 LA L2 1M1AN07Y2FM019670 OOS
78878023 Jun 12, 2023 LA L2 5C2EF36B9LM011379 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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