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Roadside Inspection 88949368

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: CHASES TOWING LLC (USDOT 2014717) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88949368
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JEFF KY
Carrier (USDOT):
CHASES TOWING LLC (2014717)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900E TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
F1H732 (KY)

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 18.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.43 violations per inspection across 67 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,334 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 665,843 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)
57%
14 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
9 violations · 2 OOS · 0.64 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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2WKEDDCJ0XK957356 KY F1H732 WESTERN STAR 4900E 1999 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1A9AD35309P432206 KY C9A938 AJR INC.
Ticket: Unknown
AJR Inc. 2009 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
89308406 Oct 20, 2026 KY L2 HAZARD KY 1 OOS
88930417 Sep 8, 2026 KY L2 — 0 —
88750996 Aug 19, 2026 KY L3 — 0 —
88565049 Jul 30, 2026 KY L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85937417 Oct 2, 2025 KY L2 1A9AD35309P432206 —
85937417 Oct 2, 2025 KY L2 2WKEDDCJ0XK957356 —
85038976 Jun 25, 2025 KY L2 2WKEDDCJ0XK957356 OOS
84666281 May 14, 2025 KY L3 2WKEDDCJ0XK957356 —
84013948 Feb 28, 2025 KY L3 1A9AD35309P432206 —
81104552 Mar 14, 2024 KY L2 1A9AD35309P432206 —
80717857 Jan 30, 2024 KY L2 2WKEDDCJ0XK957356 OOS
79432568 Aug 17, 2023 KY L3 1A9AD35309P432206 OOS

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