Roadside Inspection 89038094

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 92693) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89038094
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Operating authority:
MC129712
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W9 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3950395 (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 8.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.92 violations per inspection across 5,052 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 6,989 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,985 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 598,525 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)
63%
1315 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
108
79 violations · 16 OOS
Prior 90 days
308
212 violations · 35 OOS · 0.69 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1315
1167 violations · 158 OOS · 0.89 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 396.3A1-BALR (Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test., severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BALR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWPBTX07J193107 IN 3950395 KENWORTH W9 Series 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4U3J05639KL017941 WI 749207 X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 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
89040861 Sep 19, 2026 NE L3 WAVERLY NE 1
89040128 Sep 18, 2026 TN L2 RINGGOLD GA 0
89034236 Sep 18, 2026 MS L3 1 -00 BOVINA EAST MS 0
89039406 Sep 17, 2026 AR L3 ALMA AR 1
89032393 Sep 17, 2026 AZ L3 VAIL AZ 0
89028937 Sep 17, 2026 NM L2 NM 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89040861 Sep 19, 2026 NE L3 1XKWPBTX07J193107
89040861 Sep 19, 2026 NE L3 4U3J05639KL017941
83573950 Jan 9, 2025 ND L3 4U3J05639KL017941
83337884 Dec 4, 2024 AR L3 4U3J05639KL017941
82706036 Sep 19, 2024 NE L3 4U3J05639KL017941
82223128 Jul 25, 2024 AR L3 4U3J05639KL017941
81943892 Jun 21, 2024 MT L3 4U3J05639KL017941
81313605 Apr 4, 2024 TN L2 4U3J05639KL017941 OOS

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