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Roadside Inspection 79421343

Roadside inspection on Aug 15, 2023 in Ohio • Carrier: BLACKHAWK TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 391460) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79421343
Date:
Aug 15, 2023
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SCALES
Operating authority:
MC231795
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
62943Z (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 10.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.54 violations per inspection across 225 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Ohio
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,762 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than 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)
70%
223 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
40
19 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
146
83 violations · 11 OOS · 0.57 per inspection
Prior 365 days
223
122 violations · 17 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 393.9(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 1XKYDP9X6RJ340801 WI 62943Z KENWORTH T680 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5324GM608031 WI 704570 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2016 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
79917535 Oct 14, 2023 FL L3 MCSAP HCC I-75 HAMILTON 0 —
79906130 Oct 12, 2023 KY L1 LONDON 0 —
79898004 Oct 12, 2023 OH L1 WADSWORTH SCALES 1 —
79881105 Oct 11, 2023 MD L2 I-95 SOUTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 3 OOS
79978950 Oct 10, 2023 IL L3 BYPASS US 20 0 —
79978926 Oct 10, 2023 IL L3 I-39 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87337742 Mar 18, 2026 OH L2 1XKYDP9X6RJ340801 —
86988420 Feb 6, 2026 IL L3 1XKYDP9X6RJ340801 —
81749945 May 30, 2024 OH L1 1XKYDP9X6RJ340801 —
80672984 Jan 16, 2024 GA L1 1XKYDP9X6RJ340801 —

Related records

Recent activity at SCALES

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82587874 Sep 5, 2024 HYWAY TRUCKING COMPANY 0 —