Roadside Inspection 88788394

Roadside inspection on Aug 23, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
88788394
Date:
Aug 23, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SOUTH VIENNA OH
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3JY416 (OK)

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 3.

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 0.60 violations per inspection across 4,696 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Ohio
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 16,442 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at SOUTH VIENNA OH
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 214 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
1
Same as 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)
63%
1202 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
88
30 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
237
112 violations · 27 OOS · 0.47 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1202
733 violations · 149 OOS · 0.61 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 396.3A1-DLDSCBBP (Driveline/Driveshaft - More than 1/2 inch (12.7mm) vertical movement (with hand pressure only) of the shaft in the center bearing carrier., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-DLDSCBBP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X9RJ326261 OK 3JY416 KENWORTH T680 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2531T5534216 OK DS2297 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2026

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-DLDSCBBP Driveline/Driveshaft - More than 1/2 inch (12.7mm) vertical movement (with hand pressure only) of the shaft in the center bearing carrier. 3 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
88811961 Aug 26, 2026 UT L1 KANAB UT 0
88811500 Aug 26, 2026 NV L1 NV 0
88811767 Aug 25, 2026 ID L1 INKOM ID 0
88799340 Aug 25, 2026 TN L1 CROSSVILLE TN 4 OOS
88799148 Aug 25, 2026 TN L3 MT. JULIET TN 0
88794112 Aug 25, 2026 MS L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88606986 Aug 2, 2026 TX L2 1XKYD49X9RJ326261
85866407 Sep 24, 2025 KY L1 1XKYD49X9RJ326261
83233145 Nov 22, 2024 TN L3 1XKYD49X9RJ326261
82568629 Sep 4, 2024 VA L3 1XKYD49X9RJ326261
82082628 Jul 9, 2024 NM L3 1XKYD49X9RJ326261

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