Roadside Inspection 88727331

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: DOWELL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 574234) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88727331
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Carrier (USDOT):
DOWELL EXPRESS INC (574234)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C393FF (GA)

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 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.30 violations per inspection across 57 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 14,435 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
42%
45 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
3
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
12 violations · 1 OOS · 0.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
45
48 violations · 8 OOS · 1.07 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 393.75A3-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.

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
88822039 Aug 26, 2026 VA L1 STEPHENS CITY VA 8 OOS
88790148 Aug 25, 2026 MS L3 0
88796221 Aug 24, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 2 OOS
88766283 Aug 21, 2026 TN L3 0
88664491 Aug 10, 2026 MO L2 0
88481977 Jul 20, 2026 KS L3 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88664491 Aug 10, 2026 MO L2 5V8VC5322TT602762
88330322 Jul 5, 2026 GA L3 5V8VC5322TT602762
86862358 Jan 21, 2026 NC L3 3AKJGLFG1KSKL4250
80192276 Nov 16, 2023 MS L2 3AKJGLFG1KSKL4250

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