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Roadside Inspection 89017096

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: EM CARGO LLC (USDOT 3073738) • 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 #:
89017096
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOREHEAD KY
Carrier (USDOT):
EM CARGO LLC (3073738)
Operating authority:
MC62685
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1355609 (IL)

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 4.

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 0.66 violations per inspection across 786 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 16,340 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at MOREHEAD KY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 352 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 451,312 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)
61%
302 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
26
19 violations · 6 OOS
Prior 90 days
65
34 violations · 8 OOS · 0.52 per inspection
Prior 365 days
302
199 violations · 38 OOS · 0.66 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJJHDR6VSXE5052 IL P1355609 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2027 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2530V3727063 IL DLT751 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2027 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 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
89092634 Sep 24, 2026 IL L3 018 - BOLINGBROOK - I-55 N/B 0 —
89089897 Sep 23, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 1 OOS
89087055 Sep 23, 2026 OH L3 AMHERST OH 0 —
89018871 Sep 17, 2026 KY L3 EDMONTON KY 0 —
88983096 Sep 13, 2026 OK L1 BRAMAN SCALES 1 —
89023938 Sep 12, 2026 MO L1 SILVA MO 0 —

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