Roadside Inspection 88954885

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88954885
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA KY
Operating authority:
MC100666
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3NM081 (OK)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 0.60 violations per inspection across 4,761 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 15,484 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA KY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 248 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
63%
1197 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
97
51 violations · 8 OOS
Prior 90 days
241
119 violations · 24 OOS · 0.49 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1197
741 violations · 145 OOS · 0.62 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0TSWS6121 OK 3NM081 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M0622RH603115 OK CW1521 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2024

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving

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
88970401 Sep 11, 2026 NM L2 NM 0
88955018 Sep 10, 2026 NC L1 BESSEMER CITY NC 0
88966963 Sep 9, 2026 FL L3 JASPER FL 0
88949157 Sep 9, 2026 TX L2 TX 2
88949792 Sep 8, 2026 AR L2 WEST MEMPHIS AR 3 OOS
88946824 Sep 8, 2026 TX L2 TX 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87922935 May 20, 2026 US L1 1GR4M0622RH603115

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