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Roadside Inspection 88221720

Roadside inspection on Jun 24, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: APPALACHIAN UTILITY SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4149330) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88221720
Date:
Jun 24, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MELDRUM
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Silverado HD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
T6X579 (KY)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.86 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,258 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at MELDRUM
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 191 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 467,121 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)
0%
5 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
1
1 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
9 violations · 3 OOS · 1.80 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GB4YSEYXRF466702 KY T6X579 CHEVROLET Silverado HD 2024 —
2 FULL TRAILER 0 KY 0 Gato — — —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. — General/Admin —

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
88746975 Aug 19, 2026 WV L3 — 1 —
88665345 Aug 10, 2026 WV L3 — 0 —
87863512 May 13, 2026 WV L1 — 1 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

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