Roadside Inspection 88761619

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: MARTIN CONTRACTING INC (USDOT 2308838) • Vehicle: CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
4
80% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88761619
Date:
Aug 21, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BEREA KY
Vehicle:
CHEVROLET Silverado HD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
P9M741 (KY)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 25.

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 this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.18 violations per inspection across 68 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,105 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
15%
20 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
1
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
3 violations · 1 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
69 violations · 10 OOS · 3.45 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GB4KSEYXSF261453 KY P9M741 CHEVROLET Silverado HD 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16JF01629J1049742 KY D8C010 BELSHE INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Unknown
Belshe Industries 2018

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9B-LTSO Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness 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
88914093 Sep 3, 2026 WV L1 BECKLEY WV 6 OOS
88516460 Jul 23, 2026 TN L1 3 OOS

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