Roadside Inspection 88790258

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Virginia • Carrier: S & B KESSLER INC (USDOT 707020) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88790258
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
ROANOKE VA
Carrier (USDOT):
S & B KESSLER INC (707020)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3422029 (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 30.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.79 violations per inspection across 28 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Virginia
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,786 Level 1 inspections in Virginia during 2026
vs typical at ROANOKE VA
8
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 448 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 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)
67%
6 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 · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
3 violations · 0 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
6 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 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 396.5-HL (HUBS - Leaking HUB., severity weight 2). (396.5-HL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1NPXGGGG70D226155 IN 3422029 PETERBILT 389
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1M9AT8E20MV355440 IN SP997HZX MISSISSIPPI TANK COMPANY Mississippi Tank Company 2021

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5-HL HUBS - Leaking HUB. 2 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
88792597 Aug 25, 2026 OK L1 BRAMAN SCALES 6 OOS
88689491 Aug 13, 2026 MI L2 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84352349 Apr 8, 2025 IL L1 1M9AT8E20MV355440
80082501 Nov 3, 2023 MN L1 1M9AT8E20MV355440
80007833 Oct 24, 2023 MN L3 1M9AT8E20MV355440 OOS
78507040 Apr 29, 2023 IL L1 1M9AT8E20MV355440

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