Roadside Inspection 81576526

Roadside inspection on May 9, 2024 in Kentucky • Carrier: STAR CITY HOTSHOTS LLC (USDOT 3527606) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81576526
Date:
May 9, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOREHEAD
Operating authority:
MC1173173
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
UC18286 (VA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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
3
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 3.36 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,699 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at MOREHEAD
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,764 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
3
2 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)
20%
10 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
1
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
5 violations · 1 OOS · 1.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
35 violations · 6 OOS · 3.50 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 393.75(b) (Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove, severity weight 8). (393.75(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD8W3HT4KEF73115 VA UC18286 FORD F-350 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5RVFS4025HP047451 VA 117287TM LAMAR TRAILERS LAMAR TRAILERS 2017

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75(b) Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
81370430 Apr 11, 2024 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 2
81244794 Mar 27, 2024 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81244794 Mar 27, 2024 TN L1 1FD8W3HT4KEF73115 OOS
81244794 Mar 27, 2024 TN L1 5RVFS4025HP047451 OOS
80858160 Feb 14, 2024 TN L1 1FD8W3HT4KEF73115
80858160 Feb 14, 2024 TN L1 5RVFS4025HP047451
80750222 Jan 31, 2024 TN L1 5RVFS4025HP047451 OOS
80750222 Jan 31, 2024 TN L1 1FD8W3HT4KEF73115 OOS
79006047 Jun 27, 2023 IA L3 5RVFS4025HP047451 OOS
78649255 May 16, 2023 WI L1 5RVFS4025HP047451 OOS

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Recent activity at MOREHEAD

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87738613 Apr 30, 2026 RAV TRANS INC 1