Roadside Inspection 89034449

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: WHALEN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 173701) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 89034449
Date:: Sep 18, 2026
State:: Michigan
Level:: Level III — Driver Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: MI
Carrier (USDOT):: WHALEN TRUCKING INC (173701)
Operating authority:: MC147010
Vehicle:: KENWORTH W9 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: P1172099 (IL)
VIN:: 1XKWD49X3HJ154086

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.82 violations per inspection across 152 prior records

vs Level 3 median in Michigan

Cleaner than median (1)

Median of 15,533 Level 3 inspections in Michigan during 2026

vs typical at MI

Cleaner than station median (1)

Median of 2,754 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

Same as the median (0)

Compared to 626,936 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

54%

41 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

2 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

9 violations · 1 OOS · 1.50 per inspection

Prior 365 days

38 violations · 3 OOS · 0.93 per inspection

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	1XKWD49X3HJ154086	IL P1172099	KENWORTH	W9 Series	2017	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	1PMS44228L1010529	IL 655961ST	POLAR TANK TRAILER	Polar Tank Trailer	1990	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
89011375	Sep 15, 2026	AR	L3	NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR	2	—
88763072	Aug 20, 2026	IL	L3	—	0	—

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
85915140	Sep 29, 2025	AR	L3	1XKWD49X3HJ154086	—
83299196	Dec 2, 2024	MI	L2	1XKWD49X3HJ154086	OOS
80057389	Oct 31, 2023	IN	L3	1XKWD49X3HJ154086	—

Related records

Carrier

WHALEN TRUCKING INC

Full carrier record and safety profile.

Authority

MC147010

Operating authority / MC docket detail.

Station

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Michigan

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level III — Driver Only

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 1XKWD49X3HJ154086

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

P1172099 (IL)

All inspections tied to this plate.

Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at MI

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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