Roadside Inspection 78740887

Roadside inspection on May 25, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: JES TRANS INC (USDOT 3335825) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78740887
Date:
May 25, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
JES TRANS INC (3335825)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP51527 (CA)

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 3.

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 Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at GILES COUNTY SCALES
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 569 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
1
Same as 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 396.5(b) (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKHAEDV1PPNN9544 CA YP51527 WESTERN STAR 4900 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AA1647PG809501 CA 4VA3344 COTTRELL
Ticket: Trailer
C-09, C-11, CS-10, CS-12M3, CX-09, CX-5LSCH, CX-AK7, CX-LSFA-TRI 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 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
79191911 Jul 19, 2023 CA L2 SAN ONOFRE IF 0
79042799 Jun 29, 2023 WA L3 1
78956155 Jun 22, 2023 NC L3 I-40 0
78909674 Jun 14, 2023 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 0
78909357 Jun 14, 2023 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 2 OOS
78892491 Jun 13, 2023 OR L3 BOOTH RANCH SB-2 M N MYRTLE CR 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84123009 Mar 12, 2025 CA L2 5KKHAEDV1PPNN9544
84123009 Mar 12, 2025 CA L2 5E0AA1647PG809501
82463095 Aug 20, 2024 CA L2 5E0AA1647PG809501 OOS
82463095 Aug 20, 2024 CA L2 5KKHAEDV1PPNN9544 OOS
80372299 Dec 12, 2023 CA L3 5KKHAEDV1PPNN9544
80372299 Dec 12, 2023 CA L3 5E0AA1647PG809501
78578573 May 8, 2023 CA L2 5E0AA1647PG809501
78578573 May 8, 2023 CA L2 5KKHAEDV1PPNN9544

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