Roadside Inspection 79339438

Roadside inspection on Aug 7, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: KENNETH OTINGER (USDOT 3079750) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79339438
Date:
Aug 7, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
KENNETH OTINGER (3079750)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
28AAH9U (AL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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 Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,171 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 8,877 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
3
2 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKZL40X8NJ478637 AL 28AAH9U KENWORTH T880 2022

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
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
383.71(h) Failing to submit medical certification documentation as required. 1 Driver Fitness

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
82082088 Jul 10, 2024 AL L2 1NKZL40X8NJ478637

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