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Roadside Inspection 89103271

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: J & L FREIGHT SERVICE LLC (USDOT 4079667) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89103271
Date:
Sep 24, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ALMA KS
Operating authority:
MC1551765
Vehicle:
FORD F-450 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
Z098935 (UT)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.33 violations per inspection across 51 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,970 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at ALMA KS
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 437 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 492,886 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)
47%
15 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
5 violations · 1 OOS · 1.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
41 violations · 6 OOS · 2.73 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W4DT4JEC08321 UT Z098935 FORD F-450 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7WL3H402XRT001337 UT 2BF654 TRAIL MAXX Trail Maxx 2024 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving —
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. — General/Admin —
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". — General/Admin —

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
89198390 Oct 6, 2026 ND L2 BUXTON ND 4 —
88911532 Sep 3, 2026 FL L3 YULEE FL 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85087827 Jun 27, 2025 ID L1 1FT8W4DT4JEC08321 OOS
85087827 Jun 27, 2025 ID L1 7WL3H402XRT001337 OOS
84020781 Mar 3, 2025 MT L3 7WL3H402XRT001337 —
83936653 Feb 20, 2025 CO L1 7WL3H402XRT001337 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 4079667 — tools open pre-filled.

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