Roadside Inspection 79441789

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: S A & K LLC (USDOT 1686478) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79441789
Date:
Aug 18, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
REST AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
S A & K LLC (1686478)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
61AAME5 (AL)

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 19.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.27 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
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 REST AREA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 359 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
82%
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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.30 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.27 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 1XP5DB9X0WN450036 AL 61AAME5 PETERBILT 379 1998
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5DMDAACC96M000893 AL 61ADP44 Bens

Violations Cited

3 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
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
79870071 Oct 10, 2023 AL L3 0
79839276 Oct 5, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0
79531199 Aug 29, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0
79428427 Aug 16, 2023 AL L3 0
79361352 Aug 8, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0
79194279 Jul 19, 2023 AL L2 ROADSIDE 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85786848 Sep 15, 2025 AL L2 5DMDAACC96M000893
81361854 Apr 16, 2024 AL L2 5DMDAACC96M000893
80777276 Feb 6, 2024 AL L2 1XP5DB9X0WN450036
80614204 Jan 5, 2024 AL L2 1XP5DB9X0WN450036 OOS
79870071 Oct 10, 2023 AL L3 5DMDAACC96M000893
79361352 Aug 8, 2023 AL L3 5DMDAACC96M000893
79144007 Jul 13, 2023 AL L2 5DMDAACC96M000893
79094261 Jul 10, 2023 AL L3 1XP5DB9X0WN450036

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Recent activity at REST AREA

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