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Roadside Inspection 89075183

Roadside inspection on Sep 23, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 63366) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89075183
Date:
Sep 23, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Operating authority:
MC145794
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P777181 (SC)

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 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.58 violations per inspection across 773 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 16,473 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON KY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,428 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 454,621 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)
65%
197 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
15
12 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
38
22 violations · 7 OOS · 0.58 per inspection
Prior 365 days
197
101 violations · 25 OOS · 0.51 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X6MD755817 SC P777181 PETERBILT 579 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D0RL425732 TN 346476T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2024 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
89110417 Sep 25, 2026 TN L3 PLEASANT VIEW TN 0 —
89100259 Sep 25, 2026 NC L3 ROANOKE RAPIDS NC 0 —
89098527 Sep 24, 2026 SC L1 GREENWOOD SC 2 —
89068275 Sep 21, 2026 OH L3 BOLIVAR OH 0 —
89042244 Sep 18, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0 —
89036037 Sep 18, 2026 KY L3 EDDYVILLE KY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88026878 Jun 3, 2026 SC L3 1XPBD49X6MD755817 —
81509132 May 2, 2024 SC L3 1XPBD49X6MD755817 —

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