Roadside Inspection 78741982
Roadside inspection on May 24, 2023 in Wisconsin • Carrier: FIRKUS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1422680) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 78741982
- Date:
- May 24, 2023
- State:
- Wisconsin
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 1
- Violations:
- 5
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- CITY OF MADISON
- Carrier (USDOT):
- FIRKUS TRUCKING LLC (1422680)
- Vehicle:
- KENWORTH T8 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
- Plate:
- RB32022 (WI)
- VIN:
- 1NKDLU0XX8J217699
What this inspection means
The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 20.
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
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 391.11(b)(4) (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency., severity weight 2). (391.11(b)(4))
Units Inspected
1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 1NKDLU0XX8J217699 | WI RB32022 | KENWORTH | T8 Series | 2008 | — |
Violations Cited
5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391.11(b)(5) | Driver lacking valid license for type vehicle being operated | 8 | Driver Fitness | — |
| 396.17(c) | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9(a) | Inoperable required lamps | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.5(b) | Oil and/or grease leak | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 391.11(b)(4) | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. | 2 | Driver Fitness | OOS |
Violation categories (BASICs)
Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89022559 | Sep 14, 2026 | WI | L2 | 1NKDLU0XX8J217699 | — |
| 88053227 | Jun 3, 2026 | WI | L2 | 1NKDLU0XX8J217699 | — |
| 81523644 | Apr 29, 2024 | WI | L2 | 1NKDLU0XX8J217699 | OOS |
| 79546888 | Aug 28, 2023 | WI | L2 | 1NKDLU0XX8J217699 | — |
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| 79855150 | Oct 3, 2023 | SUPERIOR LANDSCAPE AND DESIGN | 5 | — |