Roadside Inspection 78921042

Roadside inspection on Jun 19, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 92693) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78921042
Date:
Jun 19, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PINER
Operating authority:
MC129712
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P983158 (IL)

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 10.

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.04 violations per inspection across 334 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,552 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2023
vs typical at PINER
3
On par with station median (3)
Median of 51 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
3
2 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
61%
326 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
131
191 violations · 20 OOS
Prior 90 days
326
343 violations · 44 OOS · 1.05 per inspection
Prior 365 days
326
343 violations · 44 OOS · 1.05 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 393.106(c)(1) (No means to prevent cargo from rolling, severity weight 3). (393.106(c)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWDB9X55J102782 IL P983158 KENWORTH W900 2005 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTE532C6L3205555 OH TPT1127 TRANSCRAFT/WABASH
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed 2020 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.106(c)(1) No means to prevent cargo from rolling 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
79460554 Aug 18, 2023 SD L3 JEFFERSON PORT OF ENTRY 0 —
79459091 Aug 18, 2023 OH L3 — 0 —
79462689 Aug 17, 2023 TX L1 US 59 QUEEN CITY 6 OOS
79439843 Aug 17, 2023 CA L3 AUBURN 1 —
79505042 Aug 16, 2023 LA L1 ROADSIDE 0 —
79469855 Aug 16, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 0 —

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