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Roadside Inspection 89172045

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: L & M STEEL COMPANY LLC (USDOT 1415641) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89172045
Date:
Oct 2, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
021 - EAST MOLINE - I-80 W/B
Operating authority:
MC538231
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W9 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
435868 (NB)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.30 violations per inspection across 61 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Illinois
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,724 Level 2 inspections in Illinois during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 627,238 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
27%
11 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
11
17 violations · 2 OOS · 1.55 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWD49X9KJ249226 NB 435868 KENWORTH W9 Series 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4M9KB5335VS012710 NE 317468 MUV-ALL Muv-All 2027 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2MI Miscellaneous Traffic Law Violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
396.9D2 Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
390.21TB Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required — General/Admin —

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
85091072 Jun 29, 2025 IA L3 1XKWD49X9KJ249226 —
82170452 Jul 16, 2024 CO L1 1XKWD49X9KJ249226 —
80736756 Jan 31, 2024 MT L3 1XKWD49X9KJ249226 —
79663849 Sep 14, 2023 KS L2 1XKWD49X9KJ249226 —
78489804 Apr 28, 2023 WV L3 1XKWD49X9KJ249226 —

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