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Roadside Inspection 88617173

Roadside inspection on Aug 5, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: L & A EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1472606) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88617173
Date:
Aug 5, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA
Carrier (USDOT):
L & A EXPRESS INC (1472606)
Operating authority:
MC558959
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A065216 (UT)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.90 violations per inspection across 40 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,137 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,869 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 465,368 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
16 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
2
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
3 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
26 violations · 2 OOS · 1.63 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 UT A065216 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0627DW703971 ID TH5291 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2013 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 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
89164013 Oct 2, 2026 KY L1 EDDYVILLE KY 1 OOS
89107018 Sep 25, 2026 UT L3 HELPER UT 0 —
88981479 Sep 10, 2026 UT L3 HELPER UT 1 —
88948383 Sep 7, 2026 MO L3 KANSAS CITY MO 2 OOS
88700896 Aug 14, 2026 MS L3 — 0 —
88627059 Aug 5, 2026 MO L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88948383 Sep 7, 2026 MO L3 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 OOS
88700896 Aug 14, 2026 MS L3 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 —
88700896 Aug 14, 2026 MS L3 1GRAA0627DW703971 —
88627059 Aug 5, 2026 MO L3 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 —
88627059 Aug 5, 2026 MO L3 1GRAA0627DW703971 —
87942819 May 22, 2026 UT L3 1FUJGLDR9CSBJ8871 —
87942819 May 22, 2026 UT L3 1GRAA0627DW703971 —
86610470 Dec 17, 2025 TN L1 1GRAA0627DW703971 —

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