Roadside Inspection 78531180

Roadside inspection on May 3, 2023 in Minnesota • Carrier: KANGAROO FREIGHT LINES INC (USDOT 3089897) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78531180
Date:
May 3, 2023
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RED RIVER WEIGH STATION
Operating authority:
MC071383
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP18650 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 18.

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 Minnesota
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,358 Level 1 inspections in Minnesota during 2023
vs typical at RED RIVER WEIGH STATION
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 235 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
6
5 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 393.205(a) (Wheel/rim cracked or broken, severity weight 2). (393.205(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR2MN535241 CA YP18650 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0621KW135584 CA 4ST6514 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1989

Violations Cited

6 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
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.26(b) Motor carrier failed to ensure that the ELD automatically recorded the required data elements. 1 Hours of Service

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
78472048 Apr 27, 2023 NV L1 OSINO WEST CHECKSITE 0
78447780 Apr 24, 2023 CA L3 DONNER PASS CVEF 0
78429596 Apr 18, 2023 MT L3 POMPEYS PILLAR 0
78334045 Apr 12, 2023 CA L3 WB 80 AT NYACK 2
78318912 Apr 6, 2023 SD L3 SISSETON PORT OF ENTRY 0
78279362 Apr 5, 2023 CO L2 CORTEZ POE 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86443156 Nov 26, 2025 IA L3 1GRAA0621KW135584
86198177 Oct 30, 2025 NE L3 3HSDZAPR2MN535241
85712677 Sep 7, 2025 NE L3 3HSDZAPR2MN535241
84054560 Mar 6, 2025 CA L3 1GRAA0621KW135584
83378680 Dec 10, 2024 IA L2 1GRAA0621KW135584
81429101 Apr 23, 2024 US L1 3HSDZAPR2MN535241
81211501 Mar 25, 2024 CA L5 1GRAA0621KW135584
81211486 Mar 25, 2024 CA L5 3HSDZAPR2MN535241

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