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Roadside Inspection 88501156

Roadside inspection on Jul 22, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: BOWCON INC (USDOT 2190358) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88501156
Date:
Jul 22, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-90 W/B
Carrier (USDOT):
BOWCON INC (2190358)
Operating authority:
MC760230
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1094436 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 33.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.47 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Illinois
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,456 Level 2 inspections in Illinois during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 609,249 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)
40%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
5
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.80 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 396.5B (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZD49X0JJ223075 IL P1094436 KENWORTH T880 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 842778 IL 646512ST Galb — — —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2MI Miscellaneous Traffic Law Violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2LV Lane Restriction violation 3 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLS1 State/Local Laws - Speeding 1-5 miles per hour over the speed limit. 3 Unsafe Driving —
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
88883947 Sep 1, 2026 IL L3 TROOP 3 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81546049 Apr 26, 2024 IL L3 1XKZD49X0JJ223075 —
78664470 May 17, 2023 IN L1 1XKZD49X0JJ223075 —

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Recent activity at I-90 W/B

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