Roadside Inspection 88747475

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: SD EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3993173) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88747475
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FRANKLIN KY
Carrier (USDOT):
SD EXPRESS LLC (3993173)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF48LD (FL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.97 violations per inspection across 61 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than 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
2
1 more than 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)
52%
46 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
7
8 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
19 violations · 5 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
46
38 violations · 7 OOS · 0.83 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-LSLI (Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8NSNS1037 FL DF48LD FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C5LR445910 ID TM1059 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 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
88703850 Aug 14, 2026 NE L1 2 OOS
88696373 Aug 13, 2026 AL L3 2 OOS
88648721 Aug 7, 2026 AZ L2 2
88616834 Aug 3, 2026 CA L1 MT. PASS IF 0
88583565 Jul 31, 2026 AR L3 1
88581989 Jul 31, 2026 NM L2 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83163176 Nov 15, 2024 OR L3 3H3V532C5LR445910
82917255 Oct 15, 2024 AR L3 3H3V532C5LR445910
82917255 Oct 15, 2024 AR L3 3H3V532C5LR445910
82846400 Oct 5, 2024 MD L2 3AKJHHDR8NSNS1037
82455206 Aug 15, 2024 IN L3 3AKJHHDR8NSNS1037
82014216 Jun 28, 2024 CA L1 3AKJHHDR8NSNS1037
81717380 May 24, 2024 SD L3 3H3V532C5LR445910
81717380 May 24, 2024 SD L3 3H3V532C5LR445910

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