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Roadside Inspection 79375334

Roadside inspection on Aug 9, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA (USDOT 134697) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

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 #:
79375334
Date:
Aug 9, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GILES COUNTY SCALES
Operating authority:
MC115554
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
SD9630 (IA)

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 8.

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 0.53 violations per inspection across 401 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at GILES COUNTY SCALES
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,804 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
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)
68%
394 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
117
57 violations · 10 OOS
Prior 90 days
294
158 violations · 29 OOS · 0.54 per inspection
Prior 365 days
394
208 violations · 36 OOS · 0.53 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X9RJ344146 IA SD9630 KENWORTH T680 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D3LL194641 MS 130148A WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2020 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 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
79896635 Oct 8, 2023 IL L3 I-80 1 —
79877146 Oct 8, 2023 UT L3 PERRY PORT OF ENTRY SOUTHBOUND 0 —
79894271 Oct 7, 2023 GA L2 OTHER 1 —
79863402 Oct 7, 2023 NV L3 REST AREA 1 —
79924830 Oct 6, 2023 CA L2 CORDELIA IF 0 —
79919127 Oct 6, 2023 NM L2 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86077790 Oct 14, 2025 UT L3 1XKYDP9X9RJ344146 —
81492670 Apr 29, 2024 AR L3 1JJV532D3LL194641 —

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