Roadside Inspection 88823743

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: WILLOW BEND EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3156833) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88823743
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOREHEAD KY
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BA544066 (WV)

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 6.

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 Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 14,354 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at MOREHEAD KY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 41 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
1
Same as 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 393.9A-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 3C7WRNEL2JG133794 WV BA544066 RAM 5500 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 15XFH4026Y1003978 WV C522719 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Ticket: Unknown
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2000

Violations Cited

1 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

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
84322276 Apr 3, 2025 LA L1 15XFH4026Y1003978 OOS
84322276 Apr 3, 2025 LA L1 3C7WRNEL2JG133794 OOS
82875670 Oct 9, 2024 WV L1 3C7WRNEL2JG133794 OOS
82272677 Jul 31, 2024 MO L1 15XFH4026Y1003978
81756154 May 31, 2024 MD L2 3C7WRNEL2JG133794
80963152 Feb 27, 2024 PA L2 3C7WRNEL2JG133794 OOS

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