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Roadside Inspection 88849154

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: KINGS TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4253862) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88849154
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Operating authority:
MC1649338
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R724663 (TX)

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 23.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.67 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 27,731 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,507 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 494,737 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)
33%
6 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
2 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
11 violations · 1 OOS · 1.83 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X7LJ400897 TX R724663 KENWORTH T680 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D1VL726827 ME 5655633 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2027 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207F-SASMD Suspension - Air spring/bag is missing or is detached at the top or bottom. 7 Vehicle Maintenance 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
89280504 Oct 13, 2026 GA L3 MCDONOUGH GA 4 —
89206713 Oct 6, 2026 TN L3 MANCHESTER TN 2 OOS
88862207 Aug 31, 2026 LA L2 BREAUX BRIDGE LA 1 —
88699364 Aug 12, 2026 FL L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88699364 Aug 12, 2026 FL L3 1XKYDP9X7LJ400897 —
88250159 Jun 24, 2026 TX L2 1XKYDP9X7LJ400897 —
87150173 Feb 25, 2026 IL L3 1XKYDP9X7LJ400897 —
86246182 Oct 29, 2025 TX L1 1XKYDP9X7LJ400897 —
85367911 Jul 29, 2025 LA L3 1XKYDP9X7LJ400897 —
85246868 Jul 10, 2025 TX L2 1XKYDP9X7LJ400897 OOS
83776653 Feb 3, 2025 MS L3 1XKYDP9X7LJ400897 —
82670199 Sep 12, 2024 IL L3 1XKYDP9X7LJ400897 —

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