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Roadside Inspection 89316960

Roadside inspection on Oct 21, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: PHOENIX CARGO LLC (USDOT 3077362) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
89316960
Date:
Oct 21, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA KY
Carrier (USDOT):
PHOENIX CARGO LLC (3077362)
Operating authority:
MC64663
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PXD2843 (OH)

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 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 1.11 violations per inspection across 741 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 18,649 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA KY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 729 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 499,374 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)
41%
529 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
109
98 violations · 22 OOS
Prior 90 days
258
271 violations · 52 OOS · 1.05 per inspection
Prior 365 days
529
619 violations · 107 OOS · 1.17 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-STLT (Steering - Looseness in the threaded joint of a tie rod or drag link., severity weight 6). (396.3A1-STLT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR2SSVW0671 OH PXD2843 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VA5326TM601226 OH TUA3778 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2026 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-ATIS Tire connected to an operable atis has a noticeable leak (e.g. can be heard or felt) specific to the tread area and atis is able to maintain inflation pressure gr 8 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-STLT Steering - Looseness in the threaded joint of a tie rod or drag link. 6 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
89342692 Oct 23, 2026 MO L3 CHARLESTON MO 1 —
89332553 Oct 22, 2026 NH L1 WINDHAM SCALES NORTHBOUND 5 OOS
89332011 Oct 22, 2026 CA L3 SR-14 NB PIT SCALE 1 —
89337657 Oct 21, 2026 TN L3 MASON TN 1 —
89337233 Oct 21, 2026 OH L3 OREGONIA OH 0 —
89337072 Oct 21, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89031023 Sep 17, 2026 NM L3 5V8VA5326TM601226 —
86425434 Nov 25, 2025 TN L3 3AKJHHDR2SSVW0671 —
86032996 Oct 10, 2025 KS L3 3AKJHHDR2SSVW0671 —
85167771 Jul 8, 2025 NM L3 5V8VA5326TM601226 —
85092126 Jun 29, 2025 NE L3 5V8VA5326TM601226 —

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