Roadside Inspection 88857172

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: MELKAN EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1810877) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88857172
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KOKOMO IN
Carrier (USDOT):
MELKAN EXPRESS LLC (1810877)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC65335 (MI)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.40 violations per inspection across 97 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 5,851 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at KOKOMO IN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 114 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 552,108 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
28%
18 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
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
12 violations · 2 OOS · 6.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
45 violations · 5 OOS · 2.50 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X0KJ229134 MI RC65335 KENWORTH T680 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0625LT153720 MI E015249 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88675244 Aug 9, 2026 MO L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88160300 Jun 16, 2026 MI L2 1GR1P0625LT153720 OOS
86219810 Nov 3, 2025 AR L1 1GR1P0625LT153720
85580045 Aug 21, 2025 AR L3 1GR1P0625LT153720
82075927 Jul 3, 2024 CA L2 1XKYDP9X0KJ229134
81993767 Jun 27, 2024 MI L3 1GR1P0625LT153720

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