Roadside Inspection 88791027

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: TAZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1268158) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88791027
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FRANKLIN KY
Carrier (USDOT):
TAZ TRUCKING INC (1268158)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A81715 (KY)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.06 violations per inspection across 345 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,354 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
51%
83 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
7
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
5 violations · 2 OOS · 0.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
83
80 violations · 14 OOS · 0.96 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (5 violations across 17 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.06 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 391.11B4-CLHA (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate, severity weight 2). (391.11B4-CLHA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8MSMZ8728 KY A81715 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7SMF5EJ23TB000456 KY M5L284 FRUEHAUF INC. FRUEHAUF INC. 2026

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 2501-5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
391.11B4-CLHA Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate 2 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
88812435 Aug 26, 2026 OK L3 I-240 EB / EASTERN 0
88759588 Aug 20, 2026 US L1 0
88743960 Aug 19, 2026 OH L3 0
88708037 Aug 14, 2026 TN L1 2 OOS
88706564 Aug 13, 2026 FL L3 0
88672891 Aug 10, 2026 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88274438 Jun 26, 2026 KY L1 7SMF5EJ23TB000456
87219979 Mar 4, 2026 TN L3 3AKJHHDR8MSMZ8728
80565526 Jan 4, 2024 IN L3 3AKJHHDR8MSMZ8728
78504038 May 2, 2023 KY L1 3AKJHHDR8MSMZ8728

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