Roadside Inspection 79283884

Roadside inspection on Jul 28, 2023 in Wisconsin • Carrier: TRADE WIND EXPRESS INC (USDOT 479520) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79283884
Date:
Jul 28, 2023
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DICKEYVILLE SWEF
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VE3258 (IA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle 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 9.

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 Level 2 median in Wisconsin
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 9,176 Level 2 inspections in Wisconsin during 2023
vs typical at DICKEYVILLE SWEF
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 157 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 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
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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X7KJ288339 IA VE3258 KENWORTH T680 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C0KT295092 IA FA7197 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS
Ticket: Oth
Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22(h)(2) Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1 Hours of Service

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
79771590 Sep 26, 2023 KS L2 5
79597224 Sep 1, 2023 IN L2 0
79558607 Aug 31, 2023 IL L3 I-74 0
79440670 Aug 17, 2023 MO L3 MEXICOMO 0
79409944 Aug 14, 2023 MI L3 1
79364416 Aug 7, 2023 IL L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87572654 Apr 13, 2026 IL L3 1XKYD49X7KJ288339

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