Roadside Inspection 88955868

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: TAZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1268158) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88955868
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VERONA KY
Carrier (USDOT):
TAZ TRUCKING INC (1268158)
Operating authority:
MC492697
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A81711 (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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.06 violations per inspection across 354 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 VERONA KY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 64 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
87 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
13
14 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
25
17 violations · 5 OOS · 0.68 per inspection
Prior 365 days
87
85 violations · 17 OOS · 0.98 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 3AKJHHDR0MSMZ8724 KY A81711 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N153205V1582355 TN 796018T FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 1997

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
88944044 Sep 9, 2026 KY L1 SHELBYVILLE KY 1
88945688 Sep 7, 2026 IN L3 POSEYVILLE IN 5
88907947 Sep 4, 2026 MT L2 BUTTE MT 0
88875761 Aug 31, 2026 TN L3 BEAN STATION TN 0
88854032 Aug 30, 2026 IA L2 IA 3 OOS
88849739 Aug 28, 2026 TN L3 JOHNSON CITY TN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82895637 Oct 13, 2024 MO L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMZ8724
82727868 Sep 19, 2024 GA L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMZ8724
81249917 Apr 2, 2024 OH L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMZ8724
80780996 Feb 2, 2024 OH L2 3AKJHHDR0MSMZ8724
79521123 Aug 28, 2023 MN L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMZ8724
78620299 May 15, 2023 MN L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMZ8724

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