Roadside Inspection 88827296

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: KP CARRIERS INC (USDOT 299016) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88827296
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BASTROP LA
Carrier (USDOT):
KP CARRIERS INC (299016)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K811487 (AR)

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.86 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Louisiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,731 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at BASTROP LA
2
On par with station median (1.5)
Median of 32 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 412,922 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
7 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
7
11 violations · 1 OOS · 1.57 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 396.5B-HWSL (HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking., severity weight 2). (396.5B-HWSL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKXAFCG9FPGR0906 AR K811487 WESTERN STAR 4900 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1L9BC12C3EL033765 AR PT233399 LEDWELL & SONS ENTERPRISES, INC. Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc. 2014

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.48A-BLMACBD Drum Brake - Loose chamber/spider/camshaft support bracket. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 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
87533545 Apr 6, 2026 AR L3 5KKXAFCG9FPGR0906
82071326 Jul 8, 2024 LA L3 5KKXAFCG9FPGR0906
79054882 Jul 5, 2023 AR L3 5KKXAFCG9FPGR0906

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