Roadside Inspection 88693850

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in North Dakota • Carrier: KEL LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2529497) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
4
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88693850
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
North Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BISMARCK ND
Carrier (USDOT):
KEL LOGISTICS INC (2529497)
Operating authority:
MC878891
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1159885 (IL)

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 28.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.13 violations per inspection across 444 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Dakota
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,893 Level 1 inspections in North Dakota during 2026
vs typical at BISMARCK ND
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 565 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
6
5 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)
46%
108 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
8
10 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
17 violations · 0 OOS · 0.81 per inspection
Prior 365 days
108
105 violations · 14 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR2PSNH4265 IL P1159885 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5326LM003471 IL 843808ST VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2020

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 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
88964538 Sep 9, 2026 AZ L3 DOUGLAS AZ 1
88880635 Sep 1, 2026 ID L3 BOISE ID 1
88775556 Aug 21, 2026 WV L3 1
88732496 Aug 17, 2026 CO L2 2 OOS
88583580 Aug 1, 2026 IA L2 3
88537305 Jul 28, 2026 CA L1 DESERT HILLS IF 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86637097 Dec 21, 2025 CO L3 3AKJHHDR2PSNH4265
85813023 Sep 17, 2025 ME L3 3AKJHHDR2PSNH4265
85794305 Sep 10, 2025 MN L3 3AKJHHDR2PSNH4265
85689476 Aug 31, 2025 WA L2 5V8VC5326LM003471 OOS
84888564 Jun 4, 2025 CA L2 5V8VC5326LM003471
84768728 May 22, 2025 TX L2 3AKJHHDR2PSNH4265
84588654 May 4, 2025 WA L1 5V8VC5326LM003471 OOS
84572813 May 3, 2025 OR L2 3AKJHHDR2PSNH4265

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