Roadside Inspection 88853553

Roadside inspection on Aug 29, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (USDOT 86876) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88853553
Date:
Aug 29, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEWTON KS
Vehicle:
FORD E-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3042AFL (KS)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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 0.85 violations per inspection across 26,081 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,334 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at NEWTON KS
3
On par with station median (3)
Median of 97 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 414,924 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)
53%
10117 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
771
741 violations · 126 OOS
Prior 90 days
2122
1859 violations · 315 OOS · 0.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10117
9471 violations · 1471 OOS · 0.94 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDWE3FL9GDC37129 KS 3042AFL FORD E-350 2016

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
392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. 7 Unsafe Driving
393.40F-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking/emergency brake on power unit 4 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
88863385 Aug 31, 2026 NM L3 NM 0
88863375 Aug 31, 2026 NM L3 NM 0
88862847 Aug 31, 2026 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 1 OOS
88862341 Aug 31, 2026 NV L2 GARSON CHECKSITE 0
88861965 Aug 31, 2026 NC L1 CONCORD NC 1
88860077 Aug 31, 2026 NC L1 2 OOS

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