Roadside Inspection 88694195

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: VAU EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4488915) • 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 #:
88694195
Date:
Aug 13, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON
Carrier (USDOT):
VAU EXPRESS INC (4488915)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
BUS076 (CO)

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 9,588 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 10,535 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 550,077 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
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 3AKJHHDR3PSUA1452 CO BUS076 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K7RS314826 IN PC917114 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024

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
88651428 Aug 9, 2026 NM L2 0
88293891 Jul 1, 2026 NE L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88293891 Jul 1, 2026 NE L3 3AKJHHDR3PSUA1452
87847808 May 13, 2026 ID L1 3AKJHHDR3PSUA1452
87769806 May 4, 2026 CA L1 3H3V532K7RS314826
87572357 Apr 13, 2026 NM L2 3AKJHHDR3PSUA1452
87311921 Mar 16, 2026 NM L3 3H3V532K7RS314826
86954927 Feb 2, 2026 WA L3 3AKJHHDR3PSUA1452
86805621 Jan 13, 2026 NM L3 3AKJHHDR3PSUA1452
86693332 Dec 31, 2025 NM L3 3AKJHHDR3PSUA1452 OOS

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