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Roadside Inspection 88605190

Roadside inspection on Aug 3, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: KARAM EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2194161) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88605190
Date:
Aug 3, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FRANKLIN
Carrier (USDOT):
KARAM EXPRESS LLC (2194161)
Operating authority:
MC787454
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CC Conventional TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
V8739HY (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 8.

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 Level 2 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 11,524 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at FRANKLIN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 3,438 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 677,343 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
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 1FUYSSEB5YPB60473 TN V8739HY FREIGHTLINER CC Conventional 2000 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2538BU172305 TN 519121T UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2011 —

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88086352 Jun 9, 2026 KY L3 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89313605 Oct 19, 2026 TN L3 1FUYSSEB5YPB60473 —
88086352 Jun 9, 2026 KY L3 1UYVS2538BU172305 —
87175729 Feb 27, 2026 GA L3 1UYVS2538BU172305 —
83314499 Dec 3, 2024 TN L3 1UYVS2538BU172305 —
83314499 Dec 3, 2024 TN L3 1FUYSSEB5YPB60473 —
84602678 Oct 17, 2024 TN L1 1UYVS2538BU172305 OOS
84602678 Oct 17, 2024 TN L1 1FUYSSEB5YPB60473 OOS
82645266 Sep 12, 2024 OH L3 1FUYSSEB5YPB60473 —

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