Roadside Inspection 88792962

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: KINSEY DISTRIBUTION LLC (USDOT 4281920) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88792962
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOWNDESBORO AL
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
ZLU314 (GA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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
4
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 5.00 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 11,950 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at LOWNDESBORO AL
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 124 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
4
3 more than 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)
13%
23 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
3
14 violations · 2 OOS · 4.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
23
111 violations · 14 OOS · 4.83 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL8RG388845 GA ZLU314 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MYWW50368B027519 GA TY33D06 DOWN TO EARTH
Ticket: Unknown
2008

Violations Cited

4 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
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.11A1-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88351014 Jul 7, 2026 IL L1 10 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88351014 Jul 7, 2026 IL L1 3C63RRGL8RG388845 OOS
87975568 May 27, 2026 TN L1 5MYWW50368B027519 OOS
87773354 May 4, 2026 GA L1 5MYWW50368B027519 OOS
87331808 Mar 17, 2026 PA L3 5MYWW50368B027519 OOS
86751372 Dec 25, 2025 TX L2 3C63RRGL8RG388845 OOS
86147068 Oct 21, 2025 GA L1 3C63RRGL8RG388845 OOS

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