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Roadside Inspection 89190299

Roadside inspection on Oct 6, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: SWEET EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1128178) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89190299
Date:
Oct 6, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA KY
Carrier (USDOT):
SWEET EXPRESS LLC (1128178)
Operating authority:
MC459522
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC57014 (MI)

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 16.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 1,390 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,258 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA KY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 496 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 465,368 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)
46%
364 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
24
25 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
85
66 violations · 11 OOS · 0.78 per inspection
Prior 365 days
364
306 violations · 52 OOS · 0.84 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR4MN363469 MI RC57014 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K9NS036070 MI E452709 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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 —

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
89188371 Oct 6, 2026 MI L3 MI 1 —
89179296 Oct 5, 2026 PA L2 PENN TOWNSHIP PA 1 —
89176902 Oct 4, 2026 AR L1 LITTLE ROCK AR 2 —
89176560 Oct 4, 2026 MO L2 DUDLEY MO 0 —
89172091 Oct 1, 2026 IL L3 033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B 1 —
89161532 Sep 30, 2026 TN L1 MANCHESTER TN 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86876022 Jan 22, 2026 MI L3 3HSDZAPR4MN363469 —
80088517 Nov 5, 2023 MO L3 3H3V532K9NS036070 —

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