Roadside Inspection 88300550

Roadside inspection on Jun 30, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: BMK TRANSPORTS LLC (USDOT 4231890) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88300550
Date:
Jun 30, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEWTON KS
Carrier (USDOT):
BMK TRANSPORTS LLC (4231890)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA025 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
K214686 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 26.

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 2.31 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,334 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at NEWTON KS
4
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 83 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 414,924 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)
33%
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
3
11 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
11 violations · 2 OOS · 2.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
25 violations · 5 OOS · 2.08 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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTMMMMN5GH129448 TX K214686 INTERNATIONAL MA025 2016

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3A1-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time: 7 Hours of Service
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
88812993 Aug 26, 2026 MO L3 BERTRAND MO 0
88175825 Jun 16, 2026 AZ L3 3 OOS
88127366 Jun 11, 2026 AR L1 6 OOS
88042284 Jun 3, 2026 PA L1 2
87939885 May 21, 2026 OH L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88042284 Jun 3, 2026 PA L1 1HTMMMMN5GH129448
87939885 May 21, 2026 OH L3 1HTMMMMN5GH129448
86357881 Nov 17, 2025 FL L3 1HTMMMMN5GH129448
85320782 Jul 23, 2025 IL L2 1HTMMMMN5GH129448 OOS
84694207 May 15, 2025 AR L1 1HTMMMMN5GH129448

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