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Roadside Inspection 89369240

Roadside inspection on Oct 27, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: SPARTAN TRUCK LINES LLC (USDOT 1713485) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89369240
Date:
Oct 27, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA KY
Operating authority:
MC1090386
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
42KS8R (MO)

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 9.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.22 violations per inspection across 178 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,957 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at KUTTAWA KY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 806 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 523,411 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
37 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
4
12 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
25 violations · 3 OOS · 3.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
37
73 violations · 10 OOS · 1.97 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.9× their typical violation rate (25 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.22 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 392.9A2-C (Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured., severity weight 1). (392.9A2-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X74N834067 MO 42KS8R PETERBILT 379 2004 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS24888A377909 MO PW9534 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2008 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 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
89466410 Nov 5, 2026 TN L3 DANDRIDGE TN 0 —
89451308 Nov 4, 2026 AR L1 GLENWOOD AR 2 —
89316179 Oct 19, 2026 MO L1 BLOOMSDALE MO 6 —
89258177 Oct 12, 2026 LA L3 POLLOCK LA 0 —
89203658 Oct 6, 2026 MO L1 JOPLIN MO 5 OOS
89121358 Sep 28, 2026 KY L3 RICHMOND KY 1 —

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