Roadside Inspection 87370492

Roadside inspection on Mar 20, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: KTS EMPIRE LLC (USDOT 4336859) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87370492
Date:
Mar 20, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PRESTONSBURG
Carrier (USDOT):
KTS EMPIRE LLC (4336859)
Operating authority:
MC1703361
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MV607 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PLW5671 (OH)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,943 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at PRESTONSBURG
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,761 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,090 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HAEUMML7RL737004 OH PLW5671 INTERNATIONAL MV607 2024

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 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
87604696 Apr 15, 2026 OH L3 ZANESVILLE OH 1
87372484 Mar 20, 2026 MI L3 3 OOS
86951924 Feb 2, 2026 OH L3 JACKSON OH 0
86931127 Jan 30, 2026 OH L3 JACKSON OH 1 OOS
86849287 Jan 19, 2026 OH L3 LORE CITY OH 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86951924 Feb 2, 2026 OH L3 3HAEUMML7RL737004
86931127 Jan 30, 2026 OH L3 3HAEUMML7RL737004 OOS
81028745 Mar 2, 2024 OH L2 3HAEUMML7RL737004

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