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Roadside Inspection 89043444

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: SUPERIOR STEEL INC (USDOT 315652) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89043444
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WILMINGTON OH
Carrier (USDOT):
SUPERIOR STEEL INC (315652)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
J8448HY (TN)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, 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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.91 violations per inspection across 32 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Ohio
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,467 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at WILMINGTON OH
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,769 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 602,863 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)
33%
9 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
7 violations · 4 OOS · 0.78 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 395.8E-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3WKDD40X5KF312993 TN J8448HY KENWORTH T8 Series 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF482A2G3940638 TN U762920 BENSON/WABASH Aluminium Flatbed 2016 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205C-WR Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
88745406 Aug 20, 2026 KY L1 — 1 —
88519370 Jul 24, 2026 TN L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86591245 Dec 17, 2025 KY L3 3WKDD40X5KF312993 —
84666266 May 14, 2025 KY L2 3WKDD40X5KF312993 OOS
83287776 Nov 27, 2024 KY L3 3WKDD40X5KF312993 —
82935392 Oct 16, 2024 TN L1 3WKDD40X5KF312993 —
80871332 Feb 16, 2024 KY L2 1TTF482A2G3940638 —
80531741 Jan 4, 2024 TN L2 3WKDD40X5KF312993 —
80462243 Dec 20, 2023 NC L2 3WKDD40X5KF312993 OOS
78554256 May 4, 2023 GA L2 3WKDD40X5KF312993 —

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