Roadside Inspection 88820587

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: KIM'S PALLETS INC (USDOT 2049562) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
2
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88820587
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Carrier (USDOT):
KIM'S PALLETS INC (2049562)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M74341 (TX)

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 37.

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 Level 1 median in Texas
10
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 46,815 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
10
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,186 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
10
9 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
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 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGEBG7CSBT7318 TX 1M74341 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS24877A078507 TX 177C411 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2007

Violations Cited

10 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
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11A1-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-LT20 Coupling - 20% or less of the fifth wheel fasteners on either side missing/ineffective. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9B-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) obscured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87166679 Feb 26, 2026 TX L2 1UYFS24877A078507

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