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Roadside Inspection 89433882

Roadside inspection on Nov 3, 2026 in Kentucky • Carrier: RODRIGUEZ EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2535440) • 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 #:
89433882
Date:
Nov 3, 2026
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KUTTAWA KY
Operating authority:
MC881605
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF78JW (FL)

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 8.

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 1.42 violations per inspection across 344 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 KUTTAWA KY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 896 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)
43%
102 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
6
8 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
27 violations · 3 OOS · 1.59 per inspection
Prior 365 days
102
154 violations · 18 OOS · 1.51 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-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR1TLWT7494 FL DF78JW FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532B3EL812624 FL 4145CY WABASH VANS Refrigerated Van 2014 —

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 —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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
89453524 Nov 4, 2026 WA L3 GOLDENDALE WA 3 —
89424227 Nov 1, 2026 ID L3 HAMMETT ID 5 OOS
89387362 Oct 27, 2026 CO L2 CORTEZ CO 0 —
89328879 Oct 21, 2026 ID L2 NEW PLYMOUTH ID 1 —
89271405 Oct 15, 2026 WY L3 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 0 —
89254975 Oct 12, 2026 CO L2 FORT COLLINS CO 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88339649 Jul 6, 2026 WA L2 1FUJHHDR1TLWT7494 —
87135767 Feb 24, 2026 UT L3 1FUJHHDR1TLWT7494 —
86397415 Nov 21, 2025 UT L3 1FUJHHDR1TLWT7494 —
84762142 May 21, 2025 TN L3 1JJV532B3EL812624 —
84517659 Apr 25, 2025 UT L3 1JJV532B3EL812624 —
83164185 Nov 14, 2024 UT L1 1JJV532B3EL812624 OOS
81936625 Jun 16, 2024 FL L2 1JJV532B3EL812624 —
81532659 May 6, 2024 NE L3 1JJV532B3EL812624 —

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