Roadside Inspection 88914093

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2026 in West Virginia • Carrier: MARTIN CONTRACTING INC (USDOT 2308838) • Vehicle: GM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88914093
Date:
Sep 3, 2026
State:
West Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BECKLEY WV
Vehicle:
GM GM515 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Chevrolet
Plate:
B4H263 (KY)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 25.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.20 violations per inspection across 69 prior records
vs Level 1 median in West Virginia
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 1,173 Level 1 inspections in West Virginia during 2026
vs typical at BECKLEY WV
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 272 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 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)
16%
19 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
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
8 violations · 2 OOS · 4.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
49 violations · 9 OOS · 2.58 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTKJPVK2MH685797 KY B4H263 GM
Ticket: Chevrolet
GM515 2021

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41APC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency 1 Driver Fitness 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
88761619 Aug 21, 2026 KY L2 5 OOS
88516460 Jul 23, 2026 TN L1 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85503215 Aug 15, 2025 WV L2 1HTKJPVK2MH685797 OOS
82160907 Jul 18, 2024 WV L2 1HTKJPVK2MH685797
79301646 Aug 2, 2023 WV L3 1HTKJPVK2MH685797

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