Roadside Inspection 85830532

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2025 in Florida • Carrier: KNIGHTS TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 4457680) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85830532
Date:
Sep 18, 2025
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PALMETTO FL
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MV607 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BJ06BL (FL)

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 19.

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 Florida
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 32,835 Level 2 inspections in Florida during 2025
vs typical at PALMETTO FL
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 500 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
3
2 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 393.128B-CLWV (Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans., severity weight 7). (393.128B-CLWV)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HAEUMML8SL675392 FL BJ06BL INTERNATIONAL MV607 2025

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.128B-CLWV Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LSLMWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both missing when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LTSM Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
87665940 Apr 22, 2026 FL L1 3HAEUMML8SL675392 OOS
86800923 Jan 13, 2026 FL L2 3HAEUMML8SL675392

Related records

Recent activity at PALMETTO FL

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
88833126 Aug 26, 2026 ANG TRANSPORT LLC 4 OOS
88832745 Aug 26, 2026 AVR HAULING INC 2
88832480 Aug 26, 2026 NORTHBAY TRANSPORT LLC 1
88832375 Aug 26, 2026 UNITED SCRAP TRANSPORT FLEET LLC 0
88831850 Aug 26, 2026 SCRAP KINGDOM ENTERPRISES LLC 1
88831720 Aug 26, 2026 LIAM MEDINA TRUCKING LLC 2