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Roadside Inspection 89142021

Roadside inspection on Sep 30, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: DT BLALOCK LLC (USDOT 1289223) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89142021
Date:
Sep 30, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA KY
Carrier (USDOT):
DT BLALOCK LLC (1289223)
Operating authority:
MC638375
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C4116A (GA)

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 26.

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 Level 1 median in Kentucky
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,827 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA KY
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 439 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 458,716 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
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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X31D560416 GA C4116A PETERBILT 379 2001 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA00255W702943 ME C568944 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2005 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207F-SDAS Suspension - Deflated air suspension. 7 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.81-H Horn - Inoperative or defective. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79919734 Oct 15, 2023 TN L3 1XP5DB9X31D560416 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 1289223 — tools open pre-filled.

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