Roadside Inspection 78438375

Roadside inspection on Apr 25, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: HARROD TRANSPORT COMPANY (USDOT 398118) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78438375
Date:
Apr 25, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOUISVILLE
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNR TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A73256 (KY)

What this inspection means

5 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 22.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in Kentucky
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,552 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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) (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4WC9EH9LN252300 KY A73256 VOLVO TRUCK VNR 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTSN4127V7T05247 KY 704862 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 1997

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken 2 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
78955352 Jun 21, 2023 KY L3 FRANKFORT 1
78932681 Jun 20, 2023 KY L1 SHELBYVILLE 0
78828191 Jun 7, 2023 KY L3 LEXINGTON 0
78490697 May 1, 2023 KY L2 FRANKFORT 0
78476034 Apr 27, 2023 KY L2 FRANKFORT 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88464093 Jul 20, 2026 KY L2 4V4WC9EH9LN252300 OOS

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