Roadside Inspection 89031432

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: KJS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2542496) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
3
75% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89031432
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TERRE HAUTE IN
Carrier (USDOT):
KJS TRANSPORT INC (2542496)
Operating authority:
MC884741
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3935412 (IN)

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 26.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.04 violations per inspection across 154 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Indiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,446 Level 2 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at TERRE HAUTE IN
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 3,119 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 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)
24%
54 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
6
5 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
18 violations · 6 OOS · 1.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
54
109 violations · 17 OOS · 2.02 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 3AKJHHDR4RSUU1188 IN 3935412 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5327LM002569 ON S1225K VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2020

Violations Cited

4 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
393.9A-LHWS Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
89009165 Sep 16, 2026 NC L2 WYTHEVILLE NC 0
88856336 Aug 31, 2026 KY L3 LONDON KY 1
88865055 Aug 30, 2026 TN L3 TAZEWELL TN 0
88766226 Aug 21, 2026 IN L2 2 OOS
88762798 Aug 21, 2026 MI L2 GRASS LAKE SCALE E/B 1 OOS
88755534 Aug 21, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE N/B 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88034280 Jun 2, 2026 IN L2 5V8VC5327LM002569 OOS
87192443 Feb 19, 2026 TX L1 3AKJHHDR4RSUU1188 OOS
86581979 Dec 15, 2025 MI L3 3AKJHHDR4RSUU1188
86320809 Nov 13, 2025 NM L2 3AKJHHDR4RSUU1188
84497184 Apr 24, 2025 MI L2 5V8VC5327LM002569
83147273 Nov 13, 2024 MI L2 3AKJHHDR4RSUU1188
83055360 Oct 30, 2024 IN L1 3AKJHHDR4RSUU1188 OOS

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