Roadside Inspection 78491045

Roadside inspection on Apr 28, 2023 in Louisiana • Carrier: HK TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2548884) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78491045
Date:
Apr 28, 2023
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
HK TRUCKING LLC (2548884)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
J047293 (LA)

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 28.

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 Louisiana
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,602 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,722 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKXAFCG7JPJP4081 LA J047293 WESTERN STAR 4900 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1V9PD4227JN062444 LA L979606 VIKING TRAILER Viking Trailer 2018

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 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
78839205 Jun 7, 2023 LA L1 ROADSIDE 9 OOS
78739577 May 26, 2023 LA L2 ROADSIDE 1 OOS
78688230 May 17, 2023 LA L2 ROADSIDE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87223598 Mar 6, 2026 LA L3 1V9PD4227JN062444
85926491 Sep 29, 2025 LA L2 1V9PD4227JN062444
84794368 May 26, 2025 LA L3 1V9PD4227JN062444
80402564 Dec 15, 2023 LA L2 5KKXAFCG7JPJP4081
80298399 Dec 1, 2023 LA L1 1V9PD4227JN062444 OOS
80091862 Nov 6, 2023 LA L2 5KKXAFCG7JPJP4081 OOS
79505477 Aug 8, 2023 LA L1 1V9PD4227JN062444
79505477 Aug 8, 2023 LA L1 5KKXAFCG7JPJP4081

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