Roadside Inspection 87163017

Roadside inspection on Feb 27, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: CLASSIC TOWING LLC (USDOT 3196520) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87163017
Date:
Feb 27, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEXINGTON
Carrier (USDOT):
CLASSIC TOWING LLC (3196520)
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
M5E440 (KY)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.17 violations per inspection across 42 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 12,059 Level 3 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LEXINGTON
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,757 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 568,192 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
30%
10 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
2
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
10 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRNDL9PG554700 KY M5E440 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. 7 Unsafe Driving

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
87394644 Mar 24, 2026 KY L3 GEORGETOWN 1
87300521 Mar 16, 2026 KY L1 LEXINGTON 1 OOS
87201439 Mar 4, 2026 KY L1 WINCHESTER 1 OOS
86816217 Jan 16, 2026 KY L1 GEORGETOWN 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79083217 Jul 6, 2023 KY L3 3C7WRNDL9PG554700
79034171 Jun 30, 2023 KY L1 3C7WRNDL9PG554700
78796361 Jun 1, 2023 KY L3 3C7WRNDL9PG554700

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