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Roadside Inspection 89272116

Roadside inspection on Oct 15, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: SAFY EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3047832) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89272116
Date:
Oct 15, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SHELBYVILLE KY
Carrier (USDOT):
SAFY EXPRESS LLC (3047832)
Operating authority:
MC48249
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
20977AW (WI)

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.91 violations per inspection across 43 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,216 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at SHELBYVILLE KY
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 447 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 491,447 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)
47%
15 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
7
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
11 violations · 2 OOS · 0.73 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.91 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 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLD52GLHE3668 WI 20977AW FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2534FM335103 MN STF4478 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2015 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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
89267005 Oct 13, 2026 OH L1 MARION OH 0 —
89259376 Oct 9, 2026 IN L2 SEYMOUR IN 2 —
89134171 Sep 29, 2026 TN L3 CLEVELAND TN 0 —
88847266 Aug 29, 2026 IA L3 IA 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86722544 Jan 3, 2026 IN L3 1FUJGLD52GLHE3668 —
86722544 Jan 3, 2026 IN L3 1UYVS2534FM335103 —
86514330 Dec 4, 2025 IN L1 1UYVS2534FM335103 —
86514330 Dec 4, 2025 IN L1 1FUJGLD52GLHE3668 —
78632136 May 8, 2023 MO L2 1FUJGLD52GLHE3668 —
78632136 May 8, 2023 MO L2 1UYVS2534FM335103 —
78365272 Apr 15, 2023 MO L2 1FUJGLD52GLHE3668 —
78365272 Apr 15, 2023 MO L2 1UYVS2534FM335103 —

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