Roadside Inspection 89030543

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: POTATO KING TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 734954) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89030543
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
POWERS SCALE
Operating authority:
MC335518
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
61966X (WI)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.60 violations per inspection across 201 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Michigan
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 15,114 Level 3 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at POWERS SCALE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 242 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 615,095 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
33 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
1
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
19 violations · 4 OOS · 0.58 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X1NJ155287 WI 61966X KENWORTH T680 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XFU181951 WI 847273 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. 7 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
89044209 Sep 20, 2026 CA L3 MT. PASS IF 1
88919140 Sep 6, 2026 OR L3 UMATILLA OR 2 OOS
88644376 Aug 6, 2026 WI L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83755872 Jan 30, 2025 ND L2 1XKYD49X1NJ155287
78720373 May 19, 2023 ND L1 1XKYD49X1NJ155287

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