Roadside Inspection 85670241

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2025 in Kentucky • Carrier: SUNDOWN TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 4088510) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85670241
Date:
Sep 3, 2025
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HINDMAN
Vehicle:
FORD LTL9000 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
A98844 (KY)

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 25.

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 Level 2 median in Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,944 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2025
vs typical at HINDMAN
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,465 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
4
3 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
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 393.207C-SBML (Suspension - Broken main leaf spring., severity weight 7). (393.207C-SBML)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDZA90W2GVA19171 KY A98844 FORD LTL9000 1986

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207C-SBML Suspension - Broken main leaf spring. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
85554542 Aug 20, 2025 KY L1 PRESTONSBURG 0
85319169 Jul 25, 2025 KY L3 HINDMAN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88857932 Aug 31, 2026 KY L3 1FDZA90W2GVA19171
87837253 May 13, 2026 KY L3 1FDZA90W2GVA19171
87500717 Apr 6, 2026 KY L2 1FDZA90W2GVA19171
85554542 Aug 20, 2025 KY L1 1FDZA90W2GVA19171
85319169 Jul 25, 2025 KY L3 1FDZA90W2GVA19171
84912126 Jun 10, 2025 KY L3 1FDZA90W2GVA19171
82595935 Sep 5, 2024 KY L3 1FDZA90W2GVA19171

Related records

Recent activity at HINDMAN

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
87738650 May 1, 2026 KELLWELL COMMISSARY LLC 0
87723518 Apr 30, 2026 JASON T SMITH 4 OOS
87711947 Apr 29, 2026 HC TRANSPORT INC 0
87711946 Apr 29, 2026 APPALACHIAN PROPANE INC 0
87711945 Apr 29, 2026 MODERN DISTRIBUTORS INC 0
87711942 Apr 29, 2026 AMERICAN BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS SUPPLY CO INC 0