Roadside Inspection 88997067

Roadside inspection on Sep 11, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: CARDS HOLDINGS INC (USDOT 3164317) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88997067
Date:
Sep 11, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DE SOTO KS
Carrier (USDOT):
CARDS HOLDINGS INC (3164317)
Operating authority:
MC113413
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
D319903 (AR)

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 19.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.39 violations per inspection across 332 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,547 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 444,667 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%
118 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
15
15 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
64
40 violations · 7 OOS · 0.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
118
106 violations · 20 OOS · 0.90 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (40 violations across 64 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.39 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 396.3A1-TFCV (Tires - Front, in contact with a part of the vehicle., severity weight 8). (396.3A1-TFCV)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALHCYFE3LDMD9068 AR D319903 FREIGHTLINER M2 2020

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-TFCV Tires - Front, in contact with a part of the vehicle. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 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
89038482 Sep 18, 2026 OK L3 US 412 @ I-44 1
89001278 Sep 15, 2026 OK L3 US 59 @ CR 390 0
89000085 Sep 15, 2026 AR L3 FORT SMITH AR 0
88964582 Sep 10, 2026 AR L3 FORT SMITH AR 0
88934638 Sep 8, 2026 AR L3 FORT SMITH AR 0
88934077 Sep 8, 2026 AR L3 ALMA AR 0

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