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Roadside Inspection 89054502

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: S & J TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1872726) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89054502
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
FORD COUNTY - 057
Carrier (USDOT):
S & J TRUCKING INC (1872726)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
700096 (KS)

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 16.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1.44 violations per inspection across 97 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,643 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at FORD COUNTY - 057
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 43 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 451,312 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
28 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
4
9 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
11 violations · 2 OOS · 1.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
38 violations · 3 OOS · 1.36 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 393.43A-TPV (Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43A-TPV)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDP4EX5KJ243038 KS 700096 KENWORTH T8 Series 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTAM4521G7H81203 KS ACL055 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL — 2016 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43A-TPV Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BIAD Air Disc Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 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
89068721 Sep 21, 2026 KS L2 PHILLIPSBURG KS 0 —
89023587 Sep 15, 2026 KS L2 BELLEVILLE KS 4 OOS
89022871 Sep 15, 2026 KS L2 NORTON KS 0 —
88885382 Sep 1, 2026 KS L3 — 1 —
88842836 Aug 27, 2026 KS L2 LIBERAL KS 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88271633 Jun 29, 2026 KS L1 1XKDP4EX5KJ243038 —
85917851 Sep 29, 2025 KS L1 1XKDP4EX5KJ243038 —
84147621 Mar 14, 2025 KS L1 1XKDP4EX5KJ243038 OOS
83480352 Dec 23, 2024 KS L1 1XKDP4EX5KJ243038 —
83365172 Dec 10, 2024 KS L2 1XKDP4EX5KJ243038 —
82669260 Sep 13, 2024 IA L2 5HTAM4521G7H81203 —
79820748 Oct 2, 2023 KS L1 1XKDP4EX5KJ243038 OOS
79583451 Sep 1, 2023 KS L2 1XKDP4EX5KJ243038 —

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