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Roadside Inspection 87896497

Roadside inspection on May 18, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: K & E TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4402829) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87896497
Date:
May 18, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAKE CHARLES LA
Operating authority:
MC1728525
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZT9602 (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 Level 3 median in Louisiana
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 16,066 Level 3 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at LAKE CHARLES LA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 460 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 646,025 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACWDT2EDFU3052 NC ZT9602 FREIGHTLINER M2 2014 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service 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
89107833 Sep 26, 2026 NC L2 3ALACWDT2EDFU3052 OOS
89012068 Sep 16, 2026 MS L3 3ALACWDT2EDFU3052 OOS
88905029 Sep 2, 2026 AR L2 3ALACWDT2EDFU3052 OOS
86435033 Nov 28, 2025 TN L2 3ALACWDT2EDFU3052 OOS
86250331 Nov 4, 2025 MD L2 3ALACWDT2EDFU3052 OOS
85390502 Jul 29, 2025 WA L3 3ALACWDT2EDFU3052 OOS
84445673 Apr 17, 2025 OH L3 3ALACWDT2EDFU3052 OOS
79648770 Sep 13, 2023 MD L2 3ALACWDT2EDFU3052 —

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