Roadside Inspection 89455253

Roadside inspection on Nov 5, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: CIPHER CARGO LTD (USDOT 4209846) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89455253
Date:: Nov 5, 2026
State:: Michigan
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 1
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B
Carrier (USDOT):: CIPHER CARGO LTD (4209846)
Operating authority:: MC1625490
Vehicle:: VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: PB45703 (ON)
VIN:: 4V4NC9EH6JN979855

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 1 median in Michigan

Cleaner than median (3)

Median of 5,692 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2026

vs typical at GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B

On par with station median (1)

Median of 695 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

Same as the median (1)

Compared to 522,215 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 28.8%

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

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	4V4NC9EH6JN979855	ON PB45703	VOLVO TRUCK	VNL	2018	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	1UYVS2536M6305358	ON Z9392E	UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER	Utility Trailer Manufacturer	2021	—

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
393.9A-LCL	Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative.	2	Vehicle Maintenance	—

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Vehicle Maintenance

1 violation

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
84610892	May 5, 2025	WI	L2	1UYVS2536M6305358	OOS
81566616	May 8, 2024	KY	L3	4V4NC9EH6JN979855	—
80467302	Dec 26, 2023	AL	L3	1UYVS2536M6305358	—

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Related records

Carrier

CIPHER CARGO LTD

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Safety

Carrier crash history

Reportable crashes filed under this USDOT.

Insurance

Insurance-lapse watch · HIGH

BMC-91 filing instability signal for this carrier.

HIGH

Authority

MC1625490

Operating authority / MC docket detail.

Station

GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B

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State

Inspections in Michigan

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level I — North American Standard

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 4V4NC9EH6JN979855

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

PB45703 (ON)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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