Roadside Inspection 88848951

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: BAL CARRIER LLC (USDOT 4520750) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
4
57% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88848951
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEWTON KS
Carrier (USDOT):
BAL CARRIER LLC (4520750)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP95914 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 49.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in Kansas
7
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 7,542 Level 3 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at NEWTON KS
7
Heavier than station median (2.5)
Median of 96 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
7
7 more than the median (0)
Compared to 568,192 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 395.8E-HOSPDELDT (HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDELDT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR5MSMR2711 CA XP95914 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K6VS056602 IN PH41392 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2027

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit. 7 Unsafe Driving
395.8E1PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - NON–OOS 7 Hours of Service
395.8E1PC HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - NON–OOS 7 Hours of Service
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS

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
88851009 Aug 28, 2026 TN L3 KNOXVILLE TN 0
88694514 Aug 12, 2026 IL L3 0
88676013 Aug 11, 2026 OH L3 7 OOS
88481195 Jul 20, 2026 AZ L2 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86207043 Oct 30, 2025 NM L2 3AKJHHDR5MSMR2711
80842056 Feb 13, 2024 CA L3 3AKJHHDR5MSMR2711
80494106 Dec 26, 2023 NE L3 3AKJHHDR5MSMR2711
80409591 Dec 18, 2023 AZ L2 3AKJHHDR5MSMR2711 OOS
79100185 Jul 7, 2023 AZ L3 3AKJHHDR5MSMR2711

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