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Roadside Inspection 80825274

Roadside inspection on Feb 10, 2024 in Kentucky • Carrier: UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT II LLC (USDOT 2872165) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80825274
Date:
Feb 10, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON
Operating authority:
MC963251
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RB78990 (MI)

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 17.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.25 violations per inspection across 72 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,699 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at LONDON
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 7,590 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
42%
71 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
11 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
44 violations · 12 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
71
88 violations · 18 OOS · 1.24 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 396.5(b) (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD51GSHB6658 MI RB78990 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K2RS054058 MI E985706 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
81328361 Apr 10, 2024 KY L1 FRANKLIN 4 OOS
81268416 Apr 3, 2024 MI L1 — 1 OOS
81248126 Apr 1, 2024 KY L1 FRANKLIN 3 OOS
81224242 Mar 28, 2024 IN L3 GEORGETOWN IN 2 —
81209398 Mar 27, 2024 OH L2 ROADSIDE 6 —
81209043 Mar 27, 2024 MI L2 I-75 NB AT 5 MM 4 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83439242 Dec 18, 2024 MI L3 3AKJGLD51GSHB6658 —
83198687 Nov 16, 2024 IN L3 3H3V532K2RS054058 —

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Recent activity at LONDON

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87738590 May 1, 2026 WIGLER TRUCKING INDUSTRY LLC 3 OOS