Roadside Inspection 78712980

Roadside inspection on May 20, 2023 in California • Carrier: KHE EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2593127) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS 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 #:
78712980
Date:
May 20, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONWOOD CVEF
Carrier (USDOT):
KHE EXPRESS INC (2593127)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
WP89321 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver 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 4.

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 California
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 152,523 Level 1 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at COTTONWOOD CVEF
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 167 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
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
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 395.8(e)(1) (Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status, severity weight 0). (395.8(e)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9GH51N308559 CA WP89321 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2001
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W7XL465868 CA 4NT4342 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 1999

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 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
78907083 Jun 14, 2023 OR L3 0
78856996 Jun 2, 2023 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 0
78524244 Apr 29, 2023 CA L3 GRAPEVINE IF 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82568662 Sep 4, 2024 DE L3 1JJV532W7XL465868
82355818 Aug 12, 2024 UT L3 1JJV532W7XL465868
81928182 Jun 19, 2024 CA L1 1JJV532W7XL465868
81342928 Apr 3, 2024 US L1 1JJV532W7XL465868
79744152 Sep 17, 2023 NE L3 1JJV532W7XL465868
79545778 Aug 29, 2023 IA L3 1JJV532W7XL465868 OOS
78907083 Jun 14, 2023 OR L3 4V4NC9GH51N308559

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