Roadside Inspection 88824160

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: KUHNLE BROTHERS INC (USDOT 120682) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88824160
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
FORT PAYNE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
KUHNLE BROTHERS INC (120682)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K1689HY (TN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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 0.92 violations per inspection across 332 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 12,041 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at FORT PAYNE AL
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 357 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 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
85 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
7
9 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
30
27 violations · 4 OOS · 0.90 per inspection
Prior 365 days
85
89 violations · 10 OOS · 1.05 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5D49X51D563166 TN K1689HY PETERBILT 379 2001
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PMS3422XS1015488 ME 249512G POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 1995

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 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
88709897 Aug 14, 2026 TN L1 5 OOS
88677984 Aug 12, 2026 NC L2 0
88668162 Aug 11, 2026 MI L2 0
88642664 Aug 6, 2026 OH L2 0
88642475 Aug 5, 2026 GA L3 0
88576513 Jul 30, 2026 IL L1 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82558355 Aug 31, 2024 IL L3 1PMS3422XS1015488

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