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Roadside Inspection 88549898

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: K ROAD EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1231017) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88549898
Date:
Jul 29, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B
Carrier (USDOT):
K ROAD EXPRESS INC (1231017)
Operating authority:
MC486653
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1296562 (IL)

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 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.93 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,010 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 397 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 614,154 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)
33%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
6
7 violations · 1 OOS · 1.17 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 4V4NC9EH9PN623182 IL P1296562 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1A0629NE406899 IN PA19596 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

3 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
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 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
89103388 Sep 24, 2026 OH L3 WARREN OH 1 —
88646074 Aug 7, 2026 IL L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83043385 Oct 28, 2024 OH L3 4V4NC9EH9PN623182 —
82822438 Sep 26, 2024 US L1 4V4NC9EH9PN623182 —

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