Roadside Inspection 78416560

Roadside inspection on Apr 20, 2023 in South Dakota • Carrier: TWIN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 319003) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78416560
Date:
Apr 20, 2023
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SIOUX FALLS POE
Carrier (USDOT):
TWIN EXPRESS INC (319003)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PZA2371 (MN)

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 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Level 2 median in South Dakota
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 5,055 Level 2 inspections in South Dakota during 2023
vs typical at SIOUX FALLS POE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 103 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X6PJ255579 MN PZA2371 KENWORTH T680 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2534K2650702 MN 9290STU UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 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
78937732 Jun 17, 2023 SD L3 SIOUX FALLS PORT OF ENTRY 2
78882264 Jun 13, 2023 UT L3 ST GEORGE PORT OF ENTRY NB 0
78906628 Jun 9, 2023 ND L2 APPLE CREEK REST AREA 0
78937801 Jun 2, 2023 SD L2 SIOUX FALLS POE 1 OOS
78809251 Jun 2, 2023 NM L3 NARA VISA PORT OF ENTRY 0
78865204 May 29, 2023 UT L2 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87109479 Feb 20, 2026 TN L3 1XKYD49X6PJ255579
82933466 Oct 16, 2024 SC L3 1XKYD49X6PJ255579
79517512 Aug 26, 2023 NC L1 1XKYD49X6PJ255579
78971264 Jun 23, 2023 SD L3 1XKYD49X6PJ255579
78684754 May 18, 2023 CA L1 1XKYD49X6PJ255579
78610331 May 11, 2023 US L1 1UYVS2534K2650702 OOS

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79843424 Oct 4, 2023 P AND R EXPRESS LLC 1