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Roadside Inspection 89101217

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: CHAD HOWTON TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 531539) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89101217
Date:
Sep 25, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA KY
Operating authority:
MC269477
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A76924 (KY)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.34 violations per inspection across 35 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,611 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA KY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 385 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 609,268 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)
56%
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
14 violations · 2 OOS · 3.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
18 violations · 3 OOS · 2.00 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.6× their typical violation rate (14 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.34 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 393.87A-FPLR (Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet., severity weight 1). (393.87A-FPLR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1NPXGGGG30D643112 KY A76924 PETERBILT 389 — —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYLT4026LPP18632 KY 867090 PITTS TRAILERS
Ticket: Pitman Bro
Pitts Trailers 2020 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.87A-FPLR Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet. 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
88910151 Sep 3, 2026 TN L3 COLLIERVILLE TN 1 —
88639747 Aug 7, 2026 KY L2 — 3 OOS
88575839 Jul 31, 2026 KY L1 — 10 OOS
88569356 Jul 29, 2026 TN L2 — 0 —

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