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Roadside Inspection 89451144

Roadside inspection on Nov 5, 2026 in Michigan • Carrier: KJS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2542496) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89451144
Date:
Nov 5, 2026
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B
Carrier (USDOT):
KJS TRANSPORT INC (2542496)
Operating authority:
MC884741
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3343331 (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 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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.04 violations per inspection across 158 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
1
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 5,692 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2026
vs typical at GRASS LAKE SCALE W/B
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 695 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
1
Same as 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)
25%
48 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
12
14 violations · 5 OOS · 1.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
48
96 violations · 18 OOS · 2.00 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 3AKJHHDR6KSKA2744 IN 3343331 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D8RL434470 IN PC68996 Wabash National — — —

Violations Cited

1 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

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
89156150 Oct 1, 2026 MI L2 MI 1 —
89140121 Sep 30, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE S/B 1 OOS
89083406 Sep 24, 2026 MI L2 MI 2 —
89031432 Sep 17, 2026 IN L2 TERRE HAUTE IN 4 OOS
89009165 Sep 16, 2026 NC L2 WYTHEVILLE NC 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89083406 Sep 24, 2026 MI L2 3AKJHHDR6KSKA2744 —
88684021 Aug 12, 2026 MI L3 3AKJHHDR6KSKA2744 OOS
88406853 Jul 14, 2026 MI L2 3AKJHHDR6KSKA2744 OOS
86943254 Jan 31, 2026 IN L3 3AKJHHDR6KSKA2744 —
85361984 Jul 29, 2025 MI L3 3AKJHHDR6KSKA2744 —

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