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Roadside Inspection 89330617

Roadside inspection on Oct 21, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: TRANS EXPERT INC (USDOT 1982501) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89330617
Date:
Oct 21, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MERAMEC TOWNSHIP MO
Carrier (USDOT):
TRANS EXPERT INC (1982501)
Operating authority:
MC702148
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PB50271 (ON)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 21.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.80 violations per inspection across 193 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,951 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 680,267 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)
58%
62 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
8
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
10 violations · 1 OOS · 0.48 per inspection
Prior 365 days
62
43 violations · 5 OOS · 0.69 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 177.823A-HMTVMMCNID (HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - 50% or more of the required ID numbers are missing for each material., severity weight 5). (177.823A-HMTVMMCNID)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1KN211024 ON PB50271 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0629MK221945 TN 094884T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2021 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
177.823A-HMTVMMCNID HM (Transport Vehicle Markings) - 50% or more of the required ID numbers are missing for each material. 5 Hazardous Materials OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
177.817E1-HMHC HM (Highway Carriage) - Failing to clearly distinguish HM shipping papers from other papers of any kind. 3 Hazardous Materials —
392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation. 3 Unsafe Driving —
177.801-HMHCNP HM (Highway Carriage) - Driver accepted/transported HM not prepared in accordance with this Subchapter. Explain: 2 Hazardous Materials —

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
89361806 Oct 26, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —
89347509 Oct 22, 2026 TN L3 ARLINGTON TN 1 —
89321127 Oct 21, 2026 NV L3 SLOAN I-15 NB 0 —
89292421 Oct 16, 2026 AZ L2 SEDONA AZ 2 —
89269592 Oct 14, 2026 MI L1 AMBASSADOR BRIDGE 1 —
89259743 Oct 14, 2026 MS L3 PANOLA COUNTY MS 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87278986 Mar 10, 2026 GA L3 1GR1P0629MK221945 —
82714734 Sep 17, 2024 VT L3 4V4NC9EH1KN211024 —
82687602 Sep 11, 2024 NY L2 4V4NC9EH1KN211024 —
79569190 Aug 31, 2023 MI L3 1GR1P0629MK221945 —
79354397 Aug 7, 2023 MI L3 1GR1P0629MK221945 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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Related records

Recent activity at MERAMEC TOWNSHIP MO

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
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