Roadside Inspection 88839284

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: CIRCLE T TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1297191) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88839284
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELIZABETHTOWN KY
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R811124 (TX)

What this inspection means

4 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 2.09 violations per inspection across 89 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,442 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 412,922 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
26%
19 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
43 violations · 4 OOS · 2.26 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.09 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X8TJ228636 TX R811124 KENWORTH T680 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1H5Y285DRD48096 TX R811124 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corp 2013

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22G-ELDMFV HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position. 1 Hours of Service
395.22H4-ELDBRODS HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days. 1 Hours of Service

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
88683225 Aug 7, 2026 TX L2 0
88605889 Aug 2, 2026 TX L2 0
88436402 Jul 17, 2026 DE L3 1
88331590 Jul 6, 2026 OK L3 ANTLERS, OK. 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88436402 Jul 17, 2026 DE L3 1XKYD49X8TJ228636
84625104 May 9, 2025 LA L2 1E1H5Y285DRD48096 OOS
82318874 Aug 2, 2024 TX L2 1E1H5Y285DRD48096
78693359 May 19, 2023 UT L3 1E1H5Y285DRD48096
78560716 May 5, 2023 UT L3 1E1H5Y285DRD48096

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