Roadside Inspection 88681667

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: THONEK EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4091969) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88681667
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA
Carrier (USDOT):
THONEK EXPRESS LLC (4091969)
Operating authority:
MC1559058
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R814876 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 34.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.35 violations per inspection across 17 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,934 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,737 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 444,667 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)
0%
7 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
1
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
9 violations · 1 OOS · 4.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
23 violations · 4 OOS · 3.29 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 396.5B-HWSL (HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking., severity weight 2). (396.5B-HWSL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR3JN330670 TX R814876 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C2ET100033 TX 045C125 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2014

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47A-BCFSAD Air Disc Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
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
89032515 Sep 17, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 4 OOS
89016685 Sep 16, 2026 LA L2 OPELOUSAS LA 0
88978738 Sep 12, 2026 MS L2 G92 SCALES MS 1 OOS
88656414 Aug 10, 2026 SC L2 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84416641 Apr 16, 2025 KY L3 3H3V532C2ET100033
80323355 Dec 5, 2023 MI L3 3HSDZAPR3JN330670

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