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Roadside Inspection 87163086

Roadside inspection on Feb 27, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: ART EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3120168) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
2
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87163086
Date:
Feb 27, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON
Carrier (USDOT):
ART EXPRESS LLC (3120168)
Operating authority:
MC87509
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2910365 (IN)

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 36.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
9
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,219 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 14,133 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
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 447,267 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
22%
9 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
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
9 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8LSLT8850 IN 2910365 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP0620DT580305 TN 684442T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1983 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 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 —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
87500669 Apr 3, 2026 KY L3 LONDON 0 —
87328139 Mar 17, 2026 OH L2 RICHFIELD OH 3 —
87004501 Feb 9, 2026 KY L2 LONDON 1 OOS
86790424 Jan 13, 2026 KY L3 LONDON 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87500669 Apr 3, 2026 KY L3 3AKJHHDR8LSLT8850 —
85839351 Sep 22, 2025 KY L3 3AKJHHDR8LSLT8850 —
85552470 Aug 20, 2025 TN L3 3AKJHHDR8LSLT8850 —
85331032 Jul 26, 2025 OH L3 1GRAP0620DT580305 —
84749411 May 20, 2025 OH L3 1GRAP0620DT580305 —

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