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Roadside Inspection 89279395

Roadside inspection on Oct 16, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: KELLYS TRUCKING & TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2126147) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89279395
Date:
Oct 16, 2026
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HICKORY NC
Operating authority:
MC015413
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
DD1850 (NC)

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 14.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.57 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 27,514 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at HICKORY NC
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 353 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 665,843 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
6 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
5 violations · 2 OOS · 0.83 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1XKYDP9X8KJ284852 NC DD1850 KENWORTH T680 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25365U640228 NC DA23115 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2005 —

Violations Cited

5 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
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 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
88932240 Sep 8, 2026 NC L2 STATESVILLE NC 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87594714 Apr 15, 2026 NC L2 1UYVS25365U640228 —
86178826 Oct 29, 2025 NC L3 1UYVS25365U640228 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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