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Roadside Inspection 88782197

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: PALMETTO STATE TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 536919) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88782197
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Operating authority:
MC249383
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A001184 (SC)

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 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.80 violations per inspection across 306 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 10,569 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 609,268 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
54%
71 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.35 per inspection
Prior 365 days
71
58 violations · 6 OOS · 0.82 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (6 violations across 17 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.80 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.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR9RLUS3264 SC A001184 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VA5323HM711674 SC 25194PT VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2017 —

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
89067381 Sep 22, 2026 LA L2 SLIDELL LA 0 —
89001126 Sep 13, 2026 TX L2 TX 3 OOS
88793423 Aug 24, 2026 SC L1 GREER SC 3 OOS
88599442 Aug 3, 2026 SC L3 — 0 —
88483676 Jul 21, 2026 AR L3 — 1 —
88483100 Jul 21, 2026 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85282024 Jul 21, 2025 OH L2 5V8VA5323HM711674 —
83215425 Nov 20, 2024 NM L3 1FUJHHDR9RLUS3264 —
81349423 Apr 11, 2024 NY L2 1FUJHHDR9RLUS3264 —
83848726 Jan 11, 2024 NM L2 1FUJHHDR9RLUS3264 —
80537721 Dec 31, 2023 MO L2 1FUJHHDR9RLUS3264 —

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