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Roadside Inspection 89101311

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: CTS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1834233) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
89101311
Date:
Sep 25, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Carrier (USDOT):
CTS EXPRESS INC (1834233)
Operating authority:
MC665007
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P848299 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 21.

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 0.88 violations per inspection across 208 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,037 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON KY
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,552 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 461,072 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)
48%
71 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
3
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
71
64 violations · 13 OOS · 0.90 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 4V4NC9GH67N482813 IL P848299 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2007 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536L2897026 IL NONE UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-ATIS Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr 8 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.48A-BMBCBD Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s). 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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
89131712 Sep 29, 2026 WY L2 TORRINGTON POE 0 —
89129327 Sep 29, 2026 NC L3 MARION NC 2 —
89034761 Sep 18, 2026 SD L3 TILFORD SD 0 —
89028878 Sep 15, 2026 UT L1 MONTICELLO UT 3 —
88875206 Sep 1, 2026 NV L2 SLOAN CHECKSITE 1 —
88739471 Aug 19, 2026 NM L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83729356 Jan 27, 2025 IL L3 4V4NC9GH67N482813 —
82414839 Aug 11, 2024 UT L3 1UYVS2536L2897026 —
81958304 Jun 25, 2024 MD L3 1UYVS2536L2897026 —
80832520 Feb 5, 2024 UT L3 1UYVS2536L2897026 —
79508499 Aug 25, 2023 WI L1 1UYVS2536L2897026 —
79172728 Jul 18, 2023 IL L3 4V4NC9GH67N482813 —
78471477 Apr 26, 2023 CO L3 1UYVS2536L2897026 —

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