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Roadside Inspection 89256997

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: ICAR TOWING LLC (USDOT 3554943) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89256997
Date:
Oct 14, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SHELBYVILLE KY
Carrier (USDOT):
ICAR TOWING LLC (3554943)
Operating authority:
MC1191857
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
XNZ5527 (TX)

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
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.30 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,765 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at SHELBYVILLE KY
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 435 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 503,345 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)
20%
10 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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
5 violations · 2 OOS · 0.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
33 violations · 4 OOS · 3.30 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (5 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 3.30 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 393.130B-CHVE (Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles., severity weight 7). (393.130B-CHVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C6UR5DL9JG160746 TX XNZ5527 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
2500 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5B84031L1329331 TX TONLY06 PJ PJ 2020 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.130B-CHVE Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 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
89328800 Oct 21, 2026 ID L1 EAST BOISE ID 2 OOS
89223532 Oct 9, 2026 NV L3 NV 1 —
89210913 Oct 8, 2026 OK L1 LOVE PORT OF ENTRY 1 —
89092013 Sep 22, 2026 IL L1 033 - WILLIAMSVILLE - I-55 S/B 0 —
88979258 Sep 12, 2026 IA L1 IA 0 —
88928152 Sep 6, 2026 CO L3 CORTEZ CO 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88928152 Sep 6, 2026 CO L3 3C6UR5DL9JG160746 OOS
88928152 Sep 6, 2026 CO L3 4P5B84031L1329331 OOS
88372304 Jul 10, 2026 NJ L1 3C6UR5DL9JG160746 —
87849499 May 14, 2026 WY L1 3C6UR5DL9JG160746 —
87835748 May 13, 2026 OK L1 3C6UR5DL9JG160746 OOS

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