Roadside Inspection 88800673

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: KALIN CONSTRUCTION CO (USDOT 376994) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
3
75% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88800673
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLDWATER SCALE
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 7300 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BC90948 (MI)

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 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.80 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,615 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at COLDWATER SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 744 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 546,405 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 trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
5 violations · 1 OOS · 1.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3
5 violations · 1 OOS · 1.67 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTWAAAN14J021000 MI BC90948 INTERNATIONAL 7300 2004
2 SEMI-TRAILER 21HA7616 MI E163508 Gena

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43A-TPV Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104F3-C Cargo - Loose or unfastened tiedown 3 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
88700430 Aug 14, 2026 MI L3 1
88429908 Jul 16, 2026 MI L2 3

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