Roadside Inspection 88727334

Roadside inspection on Aug 17, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3589868) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 88727334
Date:: Aug 17, 2026
State:: Kentucky
Level:: Level III — Driver Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 1
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: RICHMOND KY
Carrier (USDOT):: PALADIUM TRANSPORTATION INC (3589868)
Vehicle:: FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: 1AL52L (MA)
VIN:: 1FUGGHDV4KLJS9156

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 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

On par with carrier average

Carrier averages 0.73 violations per inspection across 410 prior records

vs Level 3 median in Kentucky

On par with median (1)

Median of 11,806 Level 3 inspections in Kentucky during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median

1 more than the median (0)

Compared to 558,822 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

63%

129 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

6 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

18 violations · 3 OOS · 0.72 per inspection

Prior 365 days

129

67 violations · 9 OOS · 0.52 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	1FUGGHDV4KLJS9156	MA 1AL52L	FREIGHTLINER	Cascadia	2019	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	1UYVS2535GM492723	ME 5672181	UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER	Utility Trailer Manufacturer	2016	—

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
392.16-D	Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.	7	Unsafe Driving	—

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Unsafe Driving

1 violation

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
88798630	Aug 26, 2026	KY	L2	LONDON KY	1	OOS
88790669	Aug 25, 2026	IA	L3	IA	1	—
88799231	Aug 24, 2026	TN	L1	MANCHESTER TN	6	OOS
88764372	Aug 20, 2026	KS	L2	—	2	—
88728030	Aug 18, 2026	PA	L3	—	1	—
88688499	Aug 13, 2026	NE	L3	—	1	—