Roadside Inspection 89212075
Roadside inspection on Oct 8, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC (USDOT 395405)
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 89212075
- Date:
- Oct 8, 2026
- State:
- Kentucky
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 0
- Violations:
- 2
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- KUTTAWA KY
- Carrier (USDOT):
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MOTOR XPRESS INC (395405)
- Operating authority:
- MC248855
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 14.
Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.
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This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.1× their typical violation rate (31 violations across 13 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.15 per inspection).
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
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Violations Cited
2 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 |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89350908 | Oct 23, 2026 | OH | L2 | OREGONIA OH | 0 | — |
| 89092462 | Sep 24, 2026 | IL | L3 | IL-154 | 0 | — |
| 89035144 | Sep 16, 2026 | MO | L1 | ST GENEVIEVE MO | 8 | — |
| 88956818 | Sep 10, 2026 | IA | L3 | IA | 0 | — |
| 88871151 | Sep 1, 2026 | MS | L3 | PIKE COUNTY MS | 0 | — |
| 88809953 | Aug 26, 2026 | KY | L1 | EDDYVILLE KY | 5 | — |
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