Roadside Inspection 85513777

Roadside inspection on Aug 15, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: KLS TRUCKING AND LOGGING LLC (USDOT 1502545) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85513777
Date:
Aug 15, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SELMA AL
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK A9500 series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
95EM2K (MX)

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 10.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2.18 violations per inspection across 50 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 21,155 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at SELMA AL
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 35 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
28%
25 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
6
21 violations · 2 OOS · 3.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
55 violations · 6 OOS · 2.20 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 393.116B-CL (Logs - Improper/insufficient/or damaged components of a securement system, severity weight 7). (393.116B-CL)

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2FWJA3CK98AZ67187 MX 95EM2K STERLING TRUCK A9500 series 2008
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XWU585915 MX 593UC3 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2028
4 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYLP4024EP140795 AL 14A35E2 PITTS TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
Pitts Trailers 2014

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.116B-CL Logs - Improper/insufficient/or damaged components of a securement system 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
86014024 Oct 9, 2025 AL L3 CLANTON AL 0
85905088 Sep 29, 2025 AL L2 SELMA AL 0
85811114 Sep 18, 2025 AL L3 OAK GROVE AL 0
85605524 Aug 27, 2025 AL L2 CHILDERSBURG AL 2
85439080 Aug 8, 2025 AL L3 CENTREVILLE AL 2
85186739 Jul 11, 2025 AL L2 MAPLESVILLE AL 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87022975 Dec 3, 2025 US L1 2FWJA3CK98AZ67187
86688267 Nov 21, 2025 US L3 1UYVS253XWU585915
86395494 Oct 25, 2025 US L1 1UYVS253XWU585915
85126112 Jul 3, 2025 AZ L3 2FWJA3CK98AZ67187
85028079 Jun 24, 2025 AL L2 5JYLP4024EP140795 OOS
85027011 Jun 20, 2025 AL L2 2FWJA3CK98AZ67187
84448410 Apr 16, 2025 AZ L1 2FWJA3CK98AZ67187
84434789 Mar 25, 2025 US L1 2FWJA3CK98AZ67187 OOS

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