Roadside Inspection 88940969

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: KIRK AND SONS LLC (USDOT 4217940) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88940969
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TERRE HAUTE IN
Carrier (USDOT):
KIRK AND SONS LLC (4217940)
Operating authority:
MC1629844
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3671949 (IN)

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 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.38 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 6,453 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at TERRE HAUTE IN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 3,168 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 597,431 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
6
15 violations · 1 OOS · 2.50 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 1XKYDP9X4LJ317444 IN 3671949 KENWORTH T680 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VA5323LM012263 IN P908197 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2020

Violations Cited

1 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

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
89040102 Sep 18, 2026 IN L2 TERRE HAUTE IN 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89040102 Sep 18, 2026 IN L2 1XKYDP9X4LJ317444 OOS
85809995 Sep 17, 2025 IN L3 1XKYDP9X4LJ317444
82907561 Oct 4, 2024 US L1 1XKYDP9X4LJ317444
82518236 Aug 28, 2024 MO L2 1XKYDP9X4LJ317444

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