Roadside Inspection 88791630

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: SONIC TRANS INC (USDOT 2184825) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK 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 #:
88791630
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Carrier (USDOT):
SONIC TRANS INC (2184825)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1001882 (IL)

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 0.65 violations per inspection across 78 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 9,511 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON KY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 68 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)
48%
21 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
7
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
14 violations · 2 OOS · 0.67 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.

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
88720471 Aug 15, 2026 IL L3 0
88501131 Jul 22, 2026 IL L3 0
88494775 Jul 21, 2026 MO L2 0
88444494 Jul 16, 2026 AR L3 2 OOS
88393154 Jul 13, 2026 SC L3 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88047022 Jun 2, 2026 IL L3 5V8VC5320TM601572
85889271 Sep 26, 2025 KY L2 4V4NC9TH8KN219608
85807238 Sep 14, 2025 IN L3 5V8VC5320TM601572
85517901 Aug 13, 2025 WV L2 4V4NC9TH8KN219608 OOS
82585579 Sep 4, 2024 NC L3 4V4NC9TH8KN219608
81104689 Mar 13, 2024 LA L2 4V4NC9TH8KN219608
79519828 Aug 23, 2023 IL L3 4V4NC9TH8KN219608

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