Roadside Inspection 88766957

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in Maryland • Carrier: MENKE LLC (USDOT 1648850) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88766957
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
State:
Maryland
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FROSTBURG MD
Carrier (USDOT):
MENKE LLC (1648850)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3655924 (IN)

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 9.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 253 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Maryland
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 28,249 Level 2 inspections in Maryland during 2026
vs typical at FROSTBURG MD
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,532 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 543,171 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)
62%
95 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
9
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
13 violations · 1 OOS · 0.59 per inspection
Prior 365 days
95
69 violations · 9 OOS · 0.73 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-TALS (Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TALS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49XXSJ141318 IN 3655924 KENWORTH T680 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5327NBA62029 IN P883054 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TALS Tires - All others - Leaking in sidewall area on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88807108 Aug 25, 2026 OR L2 HUNTINGTON OR 0
88793276 Aug 25, 2026 NV L1 GARSON CHECKSITE 0
88813967 Aug 24, 2026 IL L3 I-57 1
88780995 Aug 24, 2026 SD L3 0
88685865 Aug 11, 2026 MD L2 0
88669469 Aug 10, 2026 KY L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85270047 Jul 16, 2025 IN L2 1XKYD49XXSJ141318
83810007 Feb 6, 2025 NC L3 1XKYD49XXSJ141318
81985143 Jun 26, 2024 PA L2 1XKYD49XXSJ141318

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