Roadside Inspection 89021715

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION (USDOT 86876) • Vehicle: FORD 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 #:
89021715
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEWTON KS
Operating authority:
MC66562
Vehicle:
FORD E-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
9270AFL (KS)

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 14.

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 0.86 violations per inspection across 26,504 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,561 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at NEWTON KS
4
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 113 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 445,090 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)
53%
10041 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
798
803 violations · 114 OOS
Prior 90 days
2183
1945 violations · 321 OOS · 0.89 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10041
9438 violations · 1446 OOS · 0.94 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 393.40F-BNPB (Brake - Inoperative or missing parking/emergency brake on power unit, severity weight 4). (393.40F-BNPB)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDWE3FL8EDA61302 KS 9270AFL FORD E-350 2014 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.40F-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking/emergency brake on power unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 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
89055010 Sep 21, 2026 KY L3 HAZARD KY 0 —
89054486 Sep 21, 2026 KY L3 HAZARD KY 0 —
89054401 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 RATTLESNAKE SCALES 0 —
89054086 Sep 21, 2026 NV L1 APEX I-15 1 —
89052844 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 RATTLESNAKE SCALES 0 —
89051782 Sep 21, 2026 NJ L3 GREENWICH SCALE EB 0 —

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