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Roadside Inspection 89428515

Roadside inspection on Nov 3, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: DIESEL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1065876) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
89428515
Date:
Nov 3, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FRANKLIN KY
Carrier (USDOT):
DIESEL EXPRESS INC (1065876)
Operating authority:
MC442758
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A546299 (MS)

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 16.

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 0.70 violations per inspection across 540 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,932 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2026
vs typical at FRANKLIN KY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 895 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 522,215 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)
60%
123 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
12
10 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
40
28 violations · 9 OOS · 0.70 per inspection
Prior 365 days
123
91 violations · 25 OOS · 0.74 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-TAOLTIS (Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOLTIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1NSNF3596 MS A546299 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C6KT360527 MS 130555A HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 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 —

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
89464109 Nov 6, 2026 MS L1 TIPPAH COUNTY MS 0 —
89460977 Nov 4, 2026 LA L3 NEW IBERIA LA 0 —
89441838 Nov 4, 2026 MS L3 LOWNDES COUNTY MS 1 —
89436945 Nov 2, 2026 TN L2 STANTON TN 1 OOS
89421037 Nov 2, 2026 MS L1 ALCORN COUNTY MS 0 —
89414847 Oct 30, 2026 TN L3 WHITE PINE TN 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89421037 Nov 2, 2026 MS L1 3AKJHHDR1NSNF3596 —
88724326 Aug 16, 2026 TN L3 3H3V532C6KT360527 —
88037647 Jun 2, 2026 TN L1 3AKJHHDR1NSNF3596 OOS
83903055 Feb 19, 2025 AR L3 3AKJHHDR1NSNF3596 —
82767449 Sep 25, 2024 IL L2 3AKJHHDR1NSNF3596 OOS
78658458 May 17, 2023 WV L1 3AKJHHDR1NSNF3596 OOS

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