Roadside Inspection 79417425

Roadside inspection on Aug 15, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: KAISER TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 637350) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79417425
Date:
Aug 15, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
13343Z (WI)

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 7.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.18 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 16,171 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 9,777 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
34 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
3
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
20 violations · 4 OOS · 1.11 per inspection
Prior 365 days
34
40 violations · 7 OOS · 1.18 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 393.9(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 1XPXD49X8RD898426 WI 13343Z PETERBILT 389 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RND48A25DR028122 WI 816018 REITNOUER INC
Ticket: Unknown
Reitnouer Inc 2013

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
79932351 Oct 13, 2023 OK L2 LOVE PORT ENTRY 0
79873335 Oct 8, 2023 NE L3 0
79862611 Oct 8, 2023 IA L2 4 OOS
79994331 Sep 21, 2023 IL L3 0
79729229 Sep 21, 2023 KY L1 LONDON 0
79697417 Sep 18, 2023 AZ L1 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86124428 Oct 16, 2025 NY L2 1XPXD49X8RD898426
81938945 Jun 17, 2024 AZ L2 1XPXD49X8RD898426
81938945 Jun 17, 2024 AZ L2 1RND48A25DR028122
79013601 Jun 21, 2023 WA L3 1XPXD49X8RD898426
79013601 Jun 21, 2023 WA L3 1RND48A25DR028122
78937084 Jun 19, 2023 MT L3 1RND48A25DR028122
78937084 Jun 19, 2023 MT L3 1XPXD49X8RD898426

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