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Roadside Inspection 89308406

Roadside inspection on Oct 20, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: CHASES TOWING LLC (USDOT 2014717) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR 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 #:
89308406
Date:
Oct 20, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HAZARD KY
Carrier (USDOT):
CHASES TOWING LLC (2014717)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900E TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
F6B845 (KY)

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 7.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.47 violations per inspection across 68 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 HAZARD KY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 210 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)
54%
13 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
4
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
11 violations · 3 OOS · 0.85 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 393.207C-SBML (Suspension - Broken main leaf spring., severity weight 7). (393.207C-SBML)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2WKEDD3J71K971357 KY F6B845 WESTERN STAR 4900E 2001 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER W5MADS3533FC03276 KY 953151 Mack — — —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207C-SBML Suspension - Broken main leaf spring. 7 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
88949368 Sep 9, 2026 KY L2 — 3 OOS
88930417 Sep 8, 2026 KY L2 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86602809 Dec 18, 2025 KY L3 W5MADS3533FC03276 —
84784270 May 27, 2025 KY L3 W5MADS3533FC03276 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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