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Roadside Inspection 89222052

Roadside inspection on Oct 9, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: SCALES EXPRESS INC (USDOT 593383)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
—
Not recorded
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89222052
Date:
Oct 9, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON KY
Carrier (USDOT):
SCALES EXPRESS INC (593383)
Operating authority:
MC286906

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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.92 violations per inspection across 412 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 18,228 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at LONDON KY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 2,048 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 491,909 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)
53%
137 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
14
7 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
38
21 violations · 4 OOS · 0.55 per inspection
Prior 365 days
137
98 violations · 19 OOS · 0.72 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

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

1 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

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
89281013 Oct 16, 2026 NC L3 ST. PAULS NC 0 —
89287967 Oct 15, 2026 FL L2 EUSTIS FL 1 —
89286029 Oct 15, 2026 FL L3 ALACHUA FL 0 —
89265990 Oct 13, 2026 FL L3 JASPER FL 0 —
89231587 Oct 8, 2026 SC L3 LEESVILLE SC 1 —
89226007 Oct 8, 2026 FL L3 MILTON FL 0 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 593383 — tools open pre-filled.

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