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Roadside Inspection 89020229

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: STEPHENS PIPE & STEEL LLC (USDOT 280534) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89020229
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A90450 (KY)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 29.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 616 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 115,001 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 13,197 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 605,967 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)
50%
169 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
23
19 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
44
37 violations · 1 OOS · 0.84 per inspection
Prior 365 days
169
137 violations · 27 OOS · 0.81 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 1XKZD49X1PJ235437 KY A90450 KENWORTH T880 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS24867A137305 KY B9K224 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2007 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 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
89077245 Sep 23, 2026 MI L2 GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B 0 —
89062949 Sep 22, 2026 NC L1 BESSEMER CITY NC 0 —
89041291 Sep 18, 2026 TN L3 MT. JULIET TN 0 —
89033144 Sep 18, 2026 NC L3 WINSTON SALEM NC 0 —
89007479 Sep 16, 2026 NC L1 STATESVILLE NC 0 —
89005788 Sep 14, 2026 MD L1 PERRYVILLE MD 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87066156 Feb 12, 2026 TX L3 1UYFS24867A137305 —
87066156 Feb 12, 2026 TX L3 1XKZD49X1PJ235437 —
79874341 Oct 9, 2023 OH L1 1XKZD49X1PJ235437 —
79243115 Jul 26, 2023 KY L1 1XKZD49X1PJ235437 —
79157030 Jul 16, 2023 KY L3 1XKZD49X1PJ235437 —

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