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Roadside Inspection 89090201

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: TANDEM ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 648611) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
3
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89090201
Date:
Sep 24, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Operating authority:
MC693858
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A89717 (KY)

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 44.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.80 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
9
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,461 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON KY
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,471 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
9
8 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 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2
8 violations · 1 OOS · 4.00 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 393.207A-SUBL (Suspension - U-bolt or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing., severity weight 7). (393.207A-SUBL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD40X1PD862412 KY A89717 PETERBILT 389 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYLT4226GP161711 KY X1M657 PITTS TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
Pitts Trailers 2016 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207A-SUBL Suspension - U-bolt or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207A-SUBL Suspension - U-bolt or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207A-SUBL Suspension - U-bolt or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207C-SLSS Suspension - Leaf spring shifted. 7 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55A-B Hydraulic Brake - ABS defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1999. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.201A-FRBFC Frame - Cracked siderail bottom flange at least 1 inch long. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 2 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
89054260 Sep 21, 2026 KY L3 GRAY KY 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86505652 Dec 8, 2025 KY L3 5JYLT4226GP161711 —
84104402 Mar 12, 2025 KY L1 5JYLT4226GP161711 OOS
79156910 Jul 17, 2023 KY L2 1XPXD40X1PD862412 OOS

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