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Roadside Inspection 78889654

Roadside inspection on Jun 14, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: SUNSTATE EQUIPMENT CO LLC (USDOT 524802) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78889654
Date:
Jun 14, 2023
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-40, WEST (ROADSIDE)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AE49515 (AZ)

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 13.

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 this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.26 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,113 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
78%
27 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
11
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.26 per inspection
Prior 365 days
27
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.26 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1XKDDP9X8CJ335279 AZ AE49515 KENWORTH T8 Series 2012 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTE482C7P3353994 AZ 0RA3JL TRANSCRAFT/WABASH
Ticket: Tnco
Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed 2023 —

Violations Cited

5 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
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 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
79380609 Aug 8, 2023 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 6 —
79355476 Aug 8, 2023 CO L3 — 0 —
79423728 Aug 7, 2023 TX L2 — 0 —
79367604 Aug 4, 2023 WA L2 NB I-405 1 OOS
79334640 Aug 1, 2023 CA L1 NIMITZ IF 2 —
79299726 Jul 31, 2023 CA L2 — 2 —

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