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Roadside Inspection 89039009

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: KTS EMPIRE LLC (USDOT 4336859) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89039009
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOWLING GREEN OH
Carrier (USDOT):
KTS EMPIRE LLC (4336859)
Operating authority:
MC1703361
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
POJ7892 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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 Level 2 median in Ohio
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,587 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at BOWLING GREEN OH
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 622 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 605,967 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
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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALACXFC4PDUG5310 OH POJ7892 FREIGHTLINER M2 2023 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86863816 Jan 22, 2026 MI L2 3ALACXFC4PDUG5310 —
79147616 Jul 12, 2023 MI L2 3ALACXFC4PDUG5310 —
79045381 Jun 30, 2023 MI L3 3ALACXFC4PDUG5310 —

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