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Roadside Inspection 89389516

Roadside inspection on Oct 27, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: KTL INC (USDOT 2352168) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89389516
Date:
Oct 27, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARDMORE TN
Carrier (USDOT):
KTL INC (2352168)
Operating authority:
MC805371
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3243288 (IN)

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 19.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.25 violations per inspection across 399 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 29,923 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at ARDMORE TN
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,929 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
4
3 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)
43%
129 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
15
15 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
39
29 violations · 5 OOS · 0.74 per inspection
Prior 365 days
129
135 violations · 17 OOS · 1.05 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-TFL (Tires - Front, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TFL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH6LN228421 IN 3243288 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2532K2683715 IN SP242FBP UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TFL Tires - Front, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance 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 —
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89473022 Nov 6, 2026 TN L1 MANCHESTER TN 1 OOS
89460284 Nov 4, 2026 TX L2 TX 0 —
89438841 Nov 3, 2026 NM L2 NM 1 OOS
89430526 Nov 3, 2026 IA L3 IA 0 —
89427136 Nov 3, 2026 KY L2 CORBIN KY 1 —
89437229 Nov 2, 2026 AZ L2 SANDERS AZ 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89430526 Nov 3, 2026 IA L3 4V4NC9EH6LN228421 —
89294898 Oct 19, 2026 KY L3 4V4NC9EH6LN228421 —
87860269 May 14, 2026 MO L2 4V4NC9EH6LN228421 —
86754107 Jan 8, 2026 CA L3 4V4NC9EH6LN228421 —
86136807 Oct 22, 2025 TN L2 4V4NC9EH6LN228421 —
85854738 Sep 18, 2025 NM L2 4V4NC9EH6LN228421 OOS
84264699 Mar 26, 2025 AZ L2 4V4NC9EH6LN228421 —

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