Roadside Inspection 88537964

Roadside inspection on Jul 28, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: BT EXPRESS TRUCKING COMPANY LLC (USDOT 2825371) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88537964
Date:
Jul 28, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COWLEY COUNTY - 035
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNR TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R738390 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 18.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.87 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kansas
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,738 Level 2 inspections in Kansas during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 543,171 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
17%
6 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
2 violations · 0 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
29 violations · 1 OOS · 4.83 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 396.3A1-CDTDSIL (Coupling - Semi-Trailer, drawbar slider ineffective latch., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-CDTDSIL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4WC9EG7KN205949 TX R738390 VOLVO TRUCK VNR 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W05L929323 TX 245C445 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2005

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8F1-HOSM HOS (Manner) - Driver's record of duty status not current to the time shown for last change of duty status. Date and Time: 5 Hours of Service
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-CDTDSIL Coupling - Semi-Trailer, drawbar slider ineffective latch. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86840446 Jan 17, 2026 TX L2 4V4WC9EG7KN205949
86241203 Nov 4, 2025 KS L2 4V4WC9EG7KN205949
85154448 Jul 5, 2025 TX L2 1JJV532W05L929323
83634256 Jan 10, 2025 GA L2 4V4WC9EG7KN205949
83415288 Dec 17, 2024 KS L2 4V4WC9EG7KN205949
81363387 Apr 11, 2024 IL L2 4V4WC9EG7KN205949
80360515 Dec 6, 2023 TX L1 4V4WC9EG7KN205949
80110140 Nov 4, 2023 TX L2 4V4WC9EG7KN205949

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