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Roadside Inspection 89277484

Roadside inspection on Oct 14, 2026 in Ohio • Carrier: THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY (USDOT 120670) • Vehicle: PETERBILT 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 #:
89277484
Date:
Oct 14, 2026
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VAN WERT OH
Operating authority:
MC2304
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3685827 (IN)

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 12.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.20 violations per inspection across 1,450 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Ohio
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,308 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2026
vs typical at VAN WERT OH
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,199 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 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)
46%
349 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
18
18 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
66
81 violations · 12 OOS · 1.23 per inspection
Prior 365 days
349
454 violations · 47 OOS · 1.30 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X2MD739937 IN 3685827 PETERBILT 579 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MAPA4822PA067401 ME 5090555 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Unknown
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2023 —

Violations Cited

2 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
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 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
89287902 Oct 15, 2026 OH L2 VAN WERT OH 3 OOS
89262645 Oct 14, 2026 KY L2 LONDON KY 0 —
89274601 Oct 9, 2026 TX L2 TX 2 —
89219758 Oct 9, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE N/B 1 —
89208068 Oct 8, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 4 OOS
89219309 Oct 6, 2026 PA L3 DERRY TOWNSHIP PA 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87533300 Apr 9, 2026 PA L3 5MAPA4822PA067401 —
87011762 Feb 4, 2026 NY L3 5MAPA4822PA067401 —
86651425 Dec 24, 2025 OH L3 1XPBD49X2MD739937 —
85676384 Sep 4, 2025 CT L2 1XPBD49X2MD739937 OOS
83028240 Oct 28, 2024 PA L2 1XPBD49X2MD739937 —
80637423 Jan 18, 2024 NC L3 1XPBD49X2MD739937 —
80524680 Jan 2, 2024 NC L3 1XPBD49X2MD739937 —

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