Roadside Inspection 88605043

Roadside inspection on Aug 4, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: ASCEND TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 439352) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88605043
Date:
Aug 4, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R4816HY (TN)

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 20.

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 0.78 violations per inspection across 1,219 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,218 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,887 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 403,278 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)
50%
302 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
18
14 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
54
36 violations · 15 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
302
292 violations · 52 OOS · 0.97 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 4V4NC9EH4PN340026 TN R4816HY VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K7NS797163 TN 242433T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

4 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
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 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
88801009 Aug 26, 2026 KY L3 LONDON KY 1
88799221 Aug 25, 2026 TN L3 MOHAWK TN 0
88796771 Aug 24, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 1 OOS
88759792 Aug 21, 2026 KY L1 1 OOS
88767751 Aug 20, 2026 AZ L2 1
88767747 Aug 20, 2026 TN L2 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88759792 Aug 21, 2026 KY L1 4V4NC9EH4PN340026 OOS
87999640 May 28, 2026 TN L3 4V4NC9EH4PN340026
87202014 Feb 26, 2026 MS L2 3H3V532K7NS797163
84723079 May 19, 2025 MD L1 4V4NC9EH4PN340026 OOS
83567070 Jan 7, 2025 MI L2 4V4NC9EH4PN340026 OOS
83422728 Dec 16, 2024 MO L3 4V4NC9EH4PN340026
83395076 Dec 10, 2024 AR L3 4V4NC9EH4PN340026
83235924 Nov 22, 2024 TN L1 3H3V532K7NS797163

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