Roadside Inspection 89005578

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: BIG SMITH INC (USDOT 2368130) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89005578
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GARDNER KS
Carrier (USDOT):
BIG SMITH INC (2368130)
Operating authority:
MC812154
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
71KU3C (MO)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 13.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 0.94 violations per inspection across 54 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kansas
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,755 Level 2 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at GARDNER KS
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 61 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
18 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
4
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
9 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.94 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKHAEDV7PPUA0197 MO 71KU3C WESTERN STAR 4900 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AA1643PG882901 MO 92M7UG COTTRELL C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
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
89017022 Sep 17, 2026 SD L3 SISSETON SD 3
88888833 Sep 2, 2026 SD L3 SISSETON SD 1
88760227 Aug 21, 2026 OK L3 COLBERT SCALES ON US69 0
88767436 Aug 20, 2026 CO L3 1
88731668 Aug 17, 2026 CO L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83707258 Jan 24, 2025 IA L2 5E0AA1643PG882901
83707258 Jan 24, 2025 IA L2 5KKHAEDV7PPUA0197
81277775 Mar 30, 2024 ND L2 5E0AA1643PG882901
81277775 Mar 30, 2024 ND L2 5KKHAEDV7PPUA0197
80634491 Jan 18, 2024 SD L3 5E0AA1643PG882901
80634491 Jan 18, 2024 SD L3 5KKHAEDV7PPUA0197

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