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MIDDLESBORO

Roadside inspection site in Kentucky • 488 inspections on record

OOS Rate: 20.3%

MIDDLESBORO is a roadside inspection site in Kentucky where state law-enforcement officers conduct commercial-vehicle inspections under the federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). Most inspections at this site are Level II — Walk-Around. Last recorded inspection: May 1, 2026. Use this page to see how often the site is active, what violations inspectors most often cite, which carriers come through, and how the out-of-service rate compares to the state average.

Possibly dormant or seasonal

No FMCSA inspections have been recorded at MIDDLESBORO in the last 90 days. The site may be seasonal, temporarily closed, or unstaffed. Check with the state DOT or commercial-vehicle enforcement office before relying on current activity levels.

Total Inspections
488
OOS Rate
20.3%
OOS Inspections
99
Unique Carriers
403
HazMat
4
Avg Violations
1.3
Name:
MIDDLESBORO
State:
Kentucky (KY)
Total Inspections:
488
OOS Rate:
20.3%
Active Since:
Jan 1, 2020
Latest Inspection:
May 1, 2026

Ranks 36th by inspection volume in Kentucky • 102nd by OOS rate.

About This Inspection Site

MIDDLESBORO is a roadside inspection location in Kentucky where FMCSA-certified inspectors conduct safety inspections of commercial motor vehicles under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). This site has conducted 488 recorded inspections from Jan 1, 2020 to May 1, 2026 .

A total of 403 unique carriers have been inspected at this site. The average number of violations per inspection is 1.3. The out-of-service rate is 20.3%, meaning a moderate number of inspected vehicles or drivers are placed out of service for safety deficiencies.

This site has conducted 4 inspections involving hazardous materials violations, representing 0.8% of all inspections. HazMat inspections include verification of placarding, shipping papers, container integrity, and driver training documentation.

Inspections follow CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) North American Standard procedures and may include weight checks, credential verification, mechanical inspection, hours-of-service compliance review, and hazardous materials documentation checks. Vehicles or drivers that fail critical safety criteria are placed out of service until deficiencies are corrected.

The most frequently cited violation at this site is Violation of Local Laws - Explain: (Unsafe Driving) with 134 citations , followed by Inoperable required lamps (40 citations) . A total of 114 distinct violation codes have been cited at this location.

Reported inspection-feed labels

Raw FMCSA reported-location label that have been recorded against this canonical inspection site. Each link opens the audit/evidence cluster page for that label — every inspection FMCSA filed under that exact reported text, in the Kentucky inspection feed. For the deep canonical-station view, you're already here.

Inspection Level Breakdown

570 inspections by CVSA level

Most-Cited Violations at This Station

Top 10 FMCSR codes by citation count. Full violation-code table →

# Code Citations OOS %
1 392.2 134 0.0%
2 393.9(a) 40 55.0%
3 391.41(a) 31 0.0%
4 390.21T(b) 27 0.0%
5 396.17(c) 19 0.0%
6 392.9a(a)(2) 16 100.0%
7 383.23(a)(2) 15 100.0%
8 392.16-D 14 0.0%
9 395.8(a)(1) 14 92.9%
10 396.17C-PI 11 0.0%

Top Carriers Inspected Here

Carriers most frequently inspected at this site — top 25 by inspection count. Browse all 403 carriers →

# Carrier Inspections
1 CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC 11
2 LEWIS TRANSPORTINC 5
3 SHORT MOUNTAIN TRUCKING INC 5
4 J R PARTIN TRUCKING LLC 5
5 KENTUCKY HAULING INC 4
6 JOVIDA ENTERPRISE LLC 4
7 QUALITY TOWING LLC 4
8 HOLSTON GASES INC 3
9 PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO OF CORBIN KY INC 3
10 WARNER FERTILIZER COMPANY INC 3
11 HARLAN SEPTIC INC 3
12 THOMAS CHARLES 3
13 COMPLETE CARE TREE REMOVAL INC 3
14 BARTON CONTRACTING & EXCAVATION LLC 3
15 STATE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO 2
16 PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO INC 2
17 WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC 2
18 FERRELLGAS L P 2
19 TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC 2
20 BLOSSMAN GAS INC 2
21 REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY 2
22 KENTUCKY EAGLE INC 2
23 HORIZON TRANSPORT INC 2
24 THE WELLS GROUP LLC 2
25 CHUBBY BAIRD GATE CO INC 2

Inspection Volume by Year

All years on file at this site — complements the monthly chart below.

2020
3 inspections
2023
148 inspections (18.9% OOS)
2024
161 inspections (21.1% OOS)
2025
97 inspections (18.6% OOS)
2026
79 inspections (24.1% OOS)

Monthly Inspection Volume

Inspections per month, last 38 months on chart.

2023-04
17 inspections
2023-05
23 inspections
2023-06
11 inspections
2023-07
21 inspections
2023-08
20 inspections
2023-09
18 inspections
2023-10
12 inspections
2023-11
16 inspections
2023-12
10 inspections
2024-01
21 inspections
2024-02
21 inspections
2024-03
11 inspections
2024-04
25 inspections
2024-05
16 inspections
2024-06
10 inspections
2024-07
10 inspections
2024-08
3 inspections
2024-09
15 inspections
2024-10
8 inspections
2024-11
14 inspections
2024-12
7 inspections
2025-01
7 inspections
2025-02
8 inspections
2025-03
3 inspections
2025-04
8 inspections
2025-05
4 inspections
2025-06
5 inspections
2025-07
7 inspections
2025-08
9 inspections
2025-09
10 inspections
2025-10
12 inspections
2025-11
12 inspections
2025-12
12 inspections
2026-01
16 inspections
2026-02
23 inspections
2026-03
16 inspections
2026-04
21 inspections
2026-05
3 inspections

Peer Stations in Kentucky

Stations of similar inspection volume — useful for comparing OOS rates and operating patterns.

OOS Rate vs Kentucky Average

How this site's out-of-service rate compares to the state-wide weighted average.

This station: 20.5%
Kentucky weighted average: 21.5%
Rank in Kentucky: #27 of 125
Percentile (lower is stricter): 79.0%

Recent Inspections

Latest 10 of 285 inspections at this site. View full inspection log →

Inspection ID Carrier Violations
87738579 ARVEYBELL FARM CO 1
87738578 CHUBBY BAIRD GATE CO INC 2
87738577 CENTRAL SEAL COMPANY 2
87711974 WEATHERIZATION PLUS LLC 0
87711973 LUKE CARNES TRUCKING LLC 0
87700505 HOLSTON GASES INC 0
87688785 FOX ENTERPRISES INC 1
87659091 AA REPO LLC 0
87658992 ALL TRANSPORTATION LLC 3
87658991 DAVID BOWEN 1

Full record tables

Paginated carrier, inspection, and violation-code logs for this station.

About FMCSA inspection stations

FMCSA inspection stations — sometimes called weigh stations, scales, or ports of entry — are the physical points where state law-enforcement officers stop commercial motor vehicles to conduct safety inspections, weight checks, and credential verification. The federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) funds the inspector workforce; the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) defines the inspection-level standards (Levels I through VI). Every report becomes part of FMCSA's national inspection file, which is what TruckCodex mirrors here.

A station's "OOS rate" — out-of-service rate — measures the share of inspections that ended with the vehicle, driver, or both placed out of service. A high OOS rate doesn't necessarily mean the inspectors are stricter; more often it reflects the population of carriers passing through the corridor. A low OOS rate often means the station is on a route used by larger, well-maintained fleets running regular pre-trip programs.

TruckCodex is not affiliated with the FMCSA, MCSAP, CVSA, or any state DOT. Every station record on this site is sourced from the public FMCSA inspection file and refreshed daily. We do not publish staffed hours, schedule changes, or upcoming enforcement details — those would not be public to begin with. For the live status of any specific station, contact the operating state's commercial-vehicle enforcement bureau.