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Roadside Inspection 87971641

Roadside inspection on May 26, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: K & K SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1393861) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87971641
Date:
May 26, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH20 LORAINE SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
K & K SYSTEMS INC (1393861)
Operating authority:
MC1821421
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
B2624170 (MS)

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 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.08 violations per inspection across 25 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 131,707 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at IH20 LORAINE SCALE
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,409 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 677,343 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
25%
12 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 · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
4 violations · 1 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
33 violations · 7 OOS · 2.75 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 396.3A1E-PNCNB (Brakes - Electric brakes on trailer inoperative due to electrical cable unplugged, severity weight 4). (396.3A1E-PNCNB)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DM4REC10682 MS B2624170 FORD F-350 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1G9FG5023SM080870 MS TLR83194T GRIMES-PARKER IND INC.
Ticket: Other
Grimes-Parker IND Inc. 2025 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1E-PNCNB Brakes - Electric brakes on trailer inoperative due to electrical cable unplugged 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1BOS 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
88000908 May 30, 2026 AL L1 — 13 OOS
87708755 Apr 27, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 1 —
87582868 Apr 14, 2026 AL L1 GRAYSVILLE AL 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89132906 Sep 29, 2026 NM L1 1FT8W3DM4REC10682 —
89132906 Sep 29, 2026 NM L1 1G9FG5023SM080870 —
87708755 Apr 27, 2026 TN L1 1FT8W3DM4REC10682 —
86972589 Jan 30, 2026 NY L2 1FT8W3DM4REC10682 —
86696220 Dec 28, 2025 TX L2 1G9FG5023SM080870 OOS
86696220 Dec 28, 2025 TX L2 1FT8W3DM4REC10682 OOS
85552486 Aug 20, 2025 FL L1 1FT8W3DM4REC10682 OOS
85469328 Aug 10, 2025 MS L1 1G9FG5023SM080870 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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