Roadside Inspection 88501018

Roadside inspection on Jul 23, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: MARS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 862593) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88501018
Date:
Jul 23, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GEORGETOWN
Carrier (USDOT):
MARS TRUCKING INC (862593)
Operating authority:
MC379616
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Coronado TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWY5240 (OH)

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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.32 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 15,943 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at GEORGETOWN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 734 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 445,090 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 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 · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
4
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3ALXFB004EDFT8165 OH PWY5240 FREIGHTLINER Coronado 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1H5Y281MR074098 OH TRS3347 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP.
Ticket: Easu
East Manufacturing Corp 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
88975963 Sep 11, 2026 OH L3 NEWBURGH HEIGHTS OH 2
88517905 Jul 24, 2026 OH L3 0
88105996 Jun 9, 2026 OH L2 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81049916 Mar 6, 2024 OH L3 1E1H5Y281MR074098
79753128 Sep 22, 2023 VA L2 3ALXFB004EDFT8165 OOS

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