Roadside Inspection 79365219

Roadside inspection on Aug 8, 2023 in Kansas • Carrier: MURPHY TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO INC (USDOT 315975) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79365219
Date:
Aug 8, 2023
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JOHNSON COUNTY - 091
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
410894 (NE)

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 4.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.55 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 3,581 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as 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)
73%
11 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
5
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.55 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 393.43(d) (No or defective automatic trailer brake, severity weight 4). (393.43(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63R3GL4NG101718 NE 410894 RAM 3500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5FTCE3123M2001532 MO 38L2CZ FELLING TRAILERS Felling Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
79744904 Sep 20, 2023 NE L3 FREMONT SCALE 0
79744743 Sep 20, 2023 NE L1 NORTH PLATTE WEST BOUND 0
79717660 Sep 20, 2023 KS L1 0
79597413 Sep 5, 2023 KS L1 0
79519078 Aug 25, 2023 IA L2 0
79445136 Aug 15, 2023 NE L1 0

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