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Roadside Inspection 89240461

Roadside inspection on Oct 12, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: J5 CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 3736258) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89240461
Date:
Oct 12, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STEELE MO
Carrier (USDOT):
J5 CONTRACTING LLC (3736258)
Operating authority:
MC1320860
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
26114185 (MO)

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 27.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.73 violations per inspection across 52 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Missouri
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 10,539 Level 1 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at STEELE MO
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,565 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
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 492,886 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)
36%
22 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
5
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
36 violations · 3 OOS · 2.77 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
56 violations · 7 OOS · 2.55 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 393.110B3-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet., severity weight 3). (393.110B3-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X0JJ213093 MO 26114185 KENWORTH T680 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148304X1589749 MO 89M3UU FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 1999 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.110B3-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.201A-FRWC Frame - Cracked siderail web at least 1-1/2 inches directed toward the bottom flange. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.201A-FRWC Frame - Cracked siderail web at least 1-1/2 inches directed toward the bottom flange. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
89208544 Oct 6, 2026 TN L3 CHRISTIANA TN 0 —
89179977 Oct 5, 2026 OK L3 INTERSTATE 40 2 W OF SALLISAW 1 —
89077995 Sep 22, 2026 TX L2 TX 6 OOS
89016429 Sep 16, 2026 AR L3 WEST MEMPHIS AR 2 —
88997706 Sep 14, 2026 MO L3 WILLOW SPRINGS MO 0 —
88941095 Sep 8, 2026 MO L3 MOBERLY MO 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86935141 Jan 30, 2026 MO L2 1XKYDP9X0JJ213093 —
84944513 Jun 12, 2025 MO L2 1XKYDP9X0JJ213093 —

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