Roadside Inspection 88894520

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: UNIVERSAL TRANSPORT II LLC (USDOT 2872165) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88894520
Date:
Sep 3, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Operating authority:
MC963251
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC09983 (MI)

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 12.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.19 violations per inspection across 396 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,021 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON KY
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 528 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,924 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)
38%
141 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
15
17 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
29
34 violations · 7 OOS · 1.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
141
139 violations · 37 OOS · 0.99 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X4NJ136314 MI RC09983 KENWORTH T680 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K9TS061001 MI F259931 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2026 —

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 —
393.47E 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 —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89040208 Sep 19, 2026 KY L2 LONDON KY 2 OOS
89032923 Sep 18, 2026 KY L1 SHELBYVILLE KY 1 OOS
88943692 Sep 9, 2026 NC L3 MT AIRY NC 0 —
88878959 Sep 1, 2026 TN L3 CARYVILLE TN 1 —
88849103 Aug 28, 2026 OH L3 FINDLAY OH 0 —
88819365 Aug 25, 2026 TN L3 NEWPORT TN 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86178583 Oct 29, 2025 KY L1 1XKYD49X4NJ136314 —
85488746 Aug 12, 2025 TN L3 1XKYD49X4NJ136314 —
81112420 Mar 11, 2024 MO L1 1XKYD49X4NJ136314 —

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