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Roadside Inspection 89108846

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: DOWELL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 574234) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89108846
Date:
Sep 25, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OLATHE KS
Carrier (USDOT):
DOWELL EXPRESS INC (574234)
Operating authority:
MC280173
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C510FA (GA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 1.32 violations per inspection across 68 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Kansas
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 8,657 Level 3 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at OLATHE KS
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,583 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 647,639 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
50 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
7
13 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
27 violations · 4 OOS · 1.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
50
62 violations · 11 OOS · 1.24 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X1LJ307843 GA C510FA KENWORTH T680 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5321FM501324 ME 5700743 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2015 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. — 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
89171610 Oct 2, 2026 LA L3 HAMMOND LA 0 —
89069652 Sep 21, 2026 KS L3 OLATHE KS 2 —
88983045 Sep 13, 2026 NC L2 NEWTON NC 0 —
89022155 Sep 10, 2026 NY L2 PAVILION NY 0 —
88877500 Sep 2, 2026 NC L2 LUMBERTON NC 0 —
88890196 Sep 1, 2026 TN L3 COLLIERVILLE TN 1 —

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