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Roadside Inspection 89258387

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: NELSON INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC (USDOT 460549) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89258387
Date:
Oct 14, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELIZABETHTOWN KY
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
38232V (OK)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.71 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,765 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at ELIZABETHTOWN KY
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 96 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
4
3 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 trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
4
10 violations · 2 OOS · 2.50 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3CT2GEA43258 OK 38232V FORD F-350 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 113148K0L3K2G00 OK 3968CF Belshe Tra — — —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43D-BIPBS Brake - Inoperative or missing trailer Spring Brake. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.22G-ELDMFV HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position. 1 Hours of Service —
395.22H4-ELDBRODS HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days. 1 Hours of Service —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
89130700 Sep 28, 2026 WV L2 MARMET WV 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
78685945 May 22, 2023 MD L2 1FT8W3CT2GEA43258 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 460549 — tools open pre-filled.

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