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Roadside Inspection 89308254

Roadside inspection on Oct 20, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: SPECIAL EVENT TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 642490) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89308254
Date:
Oct 20, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOREHEAD KY
Operating authority:
MC305126
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NL5163 (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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.52 violations per inspection across 164 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 11,334 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at MOREHEAD KY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 681 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
1
Same as 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)
53%
43 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
6
4 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
7 violations · 3 OOS · 0.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
43
27 violations · 4 OOS · 0.63 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-TFCV (Tires - Front, in contact with a part of the vehicle., severity weight 8). (396.3A1-TFCV)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EJ1MN268474 NC NL5163 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1A0625LB169097 NC AJ63620 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2020 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-TFCV Tires - Front, in contact with a part of the vehicle. 8 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
89229870 Oct 10, 2026 NC L1 MOCKSVILLE NC 0 —
89205159 Oct 6, 2026 TN L3 NASHVILLE TN 0 —
89106048 Sep 25, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 1 OOS
89062584 Sep 22, 2026 NC L2 STATESVILLE NC 1 OOS
89064447 Sep 21, 2026 CA L2 CAJON SCALES 2 OOS
89054832 Sep 21, 2026 NM L3 NM 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87983175 May 26, 2026 NM L2 4V4NC9EJ1MN268474 —
83654621 Jan 15, 2025 SC L3 1GR1A0625LB169097 —

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