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Roadside Inspection 89314734

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY (USDOT 120670) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89314734
Date:
Oct 19, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Operating authority:
MC2304
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 587 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P848CI (GA)

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 26.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.20 violations per inspection across 1,453 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 27,862 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,818 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 497,089 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%
347 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
23 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
68
86 violations · 14 OOS · 1.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
347
447 violations · 48 OOS · 1.29 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 1XP4D49X1FD278838 GA P848CI PETERBILT 587 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A205R010850 GA YWF128 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2005 —

Violations Cited

6 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
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47F-B Brake - Wedge type brake(s) out-of-adjustment 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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
89326586 Oct 21, 2026 OH L1 FINDLAY OH 3 OOS
89326566 Oct 21, 2026 AL L2 PERDIDO AL 0 —
89323949 Oct 20, 2026 TN L3 KNOXVILLE TN 0 —
89287902 Oct 15, 2026 OH L2 VAN WERT OH 3 OOS
89277484 Oct 14, 2026 OH L1 VAN WERT OH 2 OOS
89262645 Oct 14, 2026 KY L2 LONDON KY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83025435 Oct 29, 2024 AL L1 1XP4D49X1FD278838 —

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