Roadside Inspection 89030337

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: SCALES EXPRESS INC (USDOT 593383) • Vehicle: KENWORTH 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 #:
89030337
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Carrier (USDOT):
SCALES EXPRESS INC (593383)
Operating authority:
MC286906
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C194CT (GA)

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 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 0.94 violations per inspection across 401 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 15,943 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON KY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,165 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 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%
140 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
10
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
33
21 violations · 3 OOS · 0.64 per inspection
Prior 365 days
140
107 violations · 17 OOS · 0.76 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 1XKYDP9X5RJ343169 GA C194CT KENWORTH T680 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C9MR540018 ME 3216083 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2021

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
89001732 Sep 15, 2026 AL L2 MILLBROOK AL 0
88984349 Sep 12, 2026 FL L2 JASPER FL 2 OOS
88992033 Sep 11, 2026 SC L3 HARLEYVILLE SC 1
88952596 Sep 8, 2026 FL L3 JASPER FL 0
88913806 Sep 5, 2026 SC L3 LEXINGTON SC 1
88875767 Aug 31, 2026 FL L3 JASPER FL 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88184527 Jun 18, 2026 KY L1 1XKYDP9X5RJ343169 OOS
85017557 Jun 20, 2025 NC L2 1XKYDP9X5RJ343169
84781359 May 20, 2025 GA L3 1XKYDP9X5RJ343169
83191457 Nov 19, 2024 GA L3 1XKYDP9X5RJ343169
82883206 Oct 10, 2024 SC L3 1XKYDP9X5RJ343169
82765593 Sep 25, 2024 KY L3 1XKYDP9X5RJ343169

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