Roadside Inspection 88958709

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: BEST WAY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 223377) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88958709
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Operating authority:
MC162820
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3654716 (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 12.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.86 violations per inspection across 212 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,918 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON KY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 879 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 443,839 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%
67 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
7
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
10 violations · 2 OOS · 0.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
67
50 violations · 14 OOS · 0.75 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 4V4NC9EHXRN658039 IN 3654716 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D2BL518936 IN SP944FXP WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2011

Violations Cited

2 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
396.3A1-BARS Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
89032342 Sep 16, 2026 TN L3 CLARKSVILLE TN 1
88990303 Sep 14, 2026 KY L3 SHELBYVILLE KY 0
88977810 Sep 10, 2026 TN L3 ATHENS TN 0
88943018 Sep 7, 2026 TN L3 MURFREESBORO TN 0
88891775 Sep 2, 2026 KY L2 SHELBYVILLE KY 0
88848674 Aug 28, 2026 TN L3 ARDMORE TN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87179807 Mar 2, 2026 KY L2 4V4NC9EHXRN658039
86625434 Dec 15, 2025 MN L3 4V4NC9EHXRN658039
85198873 Jul 11, 2025 OH L3 4V4NC9EHXRN658039
81628340 May 15, 2024 KY L1 4V4NC9EHXRN658039 OOS

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