Roadside Inspection 79291353

Roadside inspection on Jul 27, 2023 in Georgia • Carrier: KIRKSEY TRUCKING INC (USDOT 530872) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79291353
Date:
Jul 27, 2023
State:
Georgia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MULTI-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C912EX (GA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.10 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Georgia
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 29,971 Level 3 inspections in Georgia during 2023
vs typical at MULTI-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,276 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
71%
21 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
16
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
15 violations · 1 OOS · 0.79 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
23 violations · 2 OOS · 1.10 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHLDV8SLWD9107 GA C912EX FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PMA24326B5009452 OK BV6101 POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2011

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current 5 Hours of Service
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 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
79715619 Sep 21, 2023 MS L2 TISHOMINGO COUNTY 0
79756612 Sep 19, 2023 GA L3 HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR 1
79628495 Sep 8, 2023 MS L2 OSYKA SCALE I-55 NORTH 0
79579426 Sep 4, 2023 MS L3 BELDEN 0
79480757 Aug 23, 2023 AL L3 AL133 SOUTHBOUND 0
79407402 Aug 15, 2023 AL L2 ROADSIDE 2

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