Roadside Inspection 85493138

Roadside inspection on Aug 14, 2025 in Kentucky • Carrier: BLACKBIRD TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2252756) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85493138
Date:
Aug 14, 2025
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HENDERSON
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWV9244 (OH)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.69 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 23,365 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2025
vs typical at HENDERSON
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,234 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
20%
5 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
5
7 violations · 1 OOS · 1.40 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPCDP9X3MD766036 OH PWV9244 PETERBILT 567 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MADA33217C012009 ME 3321434 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mckt
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2007

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
85961638 Oct 1, 2025 IN L3 SPICELAND IN 1
85946666 Oct 1, 2025 IN L2 EVANSVILLE IN 10
85648704 Aug 28, 2025 IN L1 RICHMOND IN 7

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85946666 Oct 1, 2025 IN L2 5MADA33217C012009
83299071 Dec 2, 2024 MI L3 5MADA33217C012009
81576534 May 10, 2024 KY L2 1XPCDP9X3MD766036
80181035 Nov 16, 2023 KY L1 1XPCDP9X3MD766036 OOS

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