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Roadside Inspection 89066095

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89066095
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Operating authority:
MC100666
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3LH864 (OK)

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 1.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.60 violations per inspection across 4,797 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 115,001 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 14,905 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 609,249 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%
1194 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
101
67 violations · 11 OOS
Prior 90 days
258
136 violations · 29 OOS · 0.53 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1194
743 violations · 145 OOS · 0.62 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 392.9A2-C (Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured., severity weight 1). (392.9A2-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X5SJ156146 OK 3LH864 KENWORTH T680 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2535HA916621 OK BV8324 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 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
89075034 Sep 23, 2026 IA L3 IA 0 —
89088322 Sep 22, 2026 GA L3 FORSYTH GA 0 —
89084410 Sep 22, 2026 WV L3 WINFIELD WV 1 —
89081129 Sep 22, 2026 CO L1 TRINIDAD CO 2 —
89071215 Sep 22, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —
89065546 Sep 22, 2026 KY L3 CAMPBELLSVILLE KY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86653332 Dec 24, 2025 OH L1 1XKYD49X5SJ156146 —
84302642 Mar 31, 2025 AR L3 1UYFS2535HA916621 —
84127274 Mar 7, 2025 IN L3 1XKYD49X5SJ156146 —

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Recent activity at TX

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