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Roadside Inspection 85800490

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2025 in Kentucky • Carrier: SOM AMERICAN TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3011009) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85800490
Date:
Sep 16, 2025
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA
Operating authority:
MC29096
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
65374RP (WA)

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 27.

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 Level 1 median in Kentucky
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 23,365 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2025
vs typical at KUTTAWA
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,607 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 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
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 393.209D-STPAL (Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STPAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6CK17LX83624 WA 65374RP FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2007 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VA5328DM302788 WA 45776AE VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2013 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207F-SLAS Suspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes. 7 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.209D-STPAL Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89025800 Sep 17, 2026 KY L1 1FUJA6CK17LX83624 OOS
89025800 Sep 17, 2026 KY L1 5V8VA5328DM302788 OOS
88813977 Aug 24, 2026 IL L3 1FUJA6CK17LX83624 —
88813977 Aug 24, 2026 IL L3 5V8VA5328DM302788 —
88729134 Aug 17, 2026 KY L1 1FUJA6CK17LX83624 —
88729134 Aug 17, 2026 KY L1 5V8VA5328DM302788 —
82878262 Oct 9, 2024 KY L1 1FUJA6CK17LX83624 —
82878262 Oct 9, 2024 KY L1 5V8VA5328DM302788 —

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