Roadside Inspection 78619249

Roadside inspection on May 12, 2023 in Iowa • Carrier: KAD GROUP LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2527314) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78619249
Date:
May 12, 2023
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
15 - I380 NB MM 51 BRANDON
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWV9298 (OH)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 9.

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 Iowa
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,405 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X6HJ152891 OH PWV9298 KENWORTH T680 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A532XGS626594 IL 612508ST STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79110436 Jul 10, 2023 TN L1 GILES COUNTY SCALES 2 OOS
79073111 Jul 6, 2023 MS L3 DE SOTO COUNTY 0
79062543 Jul 3, 2023 SD L3 MM 69 I 90 0
79039445 Jun 28, 2023 PA L3 4
79007147 Jun 20, 2023 NE L3 WAVERLY WEST BOUND 0
78947681 Jun 20, 2023 KS L2 ROADSIDE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86898101 Jan 23, 2026 OK L3 1DW1A532XGS626594
84385370 Apr 11, 2025 TN L1 1DW1A532XGS626594 OOS

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