Roadside Inspection 89001563

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 63366) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89001563
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Operating authority:
MC145794
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A000520 (SC)

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 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.59 violations per inspection across 768 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 10,385 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON KY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,057 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 599,292 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)
66%
199 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
12
12 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
37
23 violations · 6 OOS · 0.62 per inspection
Prior 365 days
199
101 violations · 24 OOS · 0.51 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 3HSDZAPR7RN135635 SC A000520 INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532DXRL425723 TN 346467T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2024

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
89042244 Sep 18, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0
89036037 Sep 18, 2026 KY L3 EDDYVILLE KY 0
89009175 Sep 15, 2026 SC L3 BATESBURG SC 0
89008769 Sep 14, 2026 WV L3 MIAMI WV 1
88960808 Sep 10, 2026 NC L2 ROANOKE RAPIDS NC 1 OOS
88970933 Sep 9, 2026 SC L2 TIMMONSVILLE SC 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85319149 Jul 24, 2025 KY L2 3HSDZAPR7RN135635

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Recent activity at LONDON KY

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