Roadside Inspection 78610331

Roadside inspection on May 11, 2023 in US • Carrier: TWIN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 319003) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78610331
Date:
May 11, 2023
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
JAMESTOWN REST AREA EB
Carrier (USDOT):
TWIN EXPRESS INC (319003)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAU9192 (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 16.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.30 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 34,325 Level 1 inspections in US during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
70%
10 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
10
3 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
3 violations · 2 OOS · 0.30 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
3 violations · 2 OOS · 0.30 per inspection
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 1XKYD49X5PJ255573 MN PAU9192 KENWORTH T680 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2534K2650702 MN 929STU UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019

Violations Cited

2 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
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance

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
79092451 Jul 8, 2023 SD L3 VALLEY SPRINGSSD 0
78984113 Jun 24, 2023 MT L2 BROADUS 0
79007012 Jun 23, 2023 NE L3 1
78971264 Jun 23, 2023 SD L3 0
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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79494734 Aug 23, 2023 NC L3 1XKYD49X5PJ255573
78416560 Apr 20, 2023 SD L2 1UYVS2534K2650702 OOS

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