Roadside Inspection 88551271

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: MEISLER TRAILER RENTALS LLC (USDOT 1417829) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88551271
Date:
Jul 29, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA
Operating authority:
MC536521
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2591127 (IN)

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 12.

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 1.11 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,484 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,965 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 431,349 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)
63%
8 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
6
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
2 violations · 1 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.38 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.11 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-BALR (Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test., severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BALR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDD49X27J174223 IN 2591127 KENWORTH T8 Series 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S12E95345E501530 TN 464052T STRICK COMMERCIAL TRAILER Strick Commercial Trailer 2005

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.48A-BIBD Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88846542 Aug 28, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 0
88556327 Jul 28, 2026 TN L2 1
88539889 Jul 27, 2026 KY L3 0
88478857 Jul 20, 2026 TN L3 0
88445114 Jul 17, 2026 KY L1 0
88383401 Jul 9, 2026 TN L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83739368 Jan 30, 2025 KY L3 1XKDD49X27J174223

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