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Roadside Inspection 79523093

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2023 in Utah • Carrier: AMERICAN WEST TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2803432) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79523093
Date:
Aug 25, 2023
State:
Utah
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Operating authority:
MC944411
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
Z082596 (UT)

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 17.

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 Level 1 median in Utah
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,039 Level 1 inspections in Utah during 2023
vs typical at PERRY PORT OF ENTRY NORTHBOUND
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 366 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
6
5 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
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 5KJJBWDR2PLNP5495 UT Z082596 WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D8CL713781 ME 264417F WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2012 —

Violations Cited

6 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
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.23 Required lamp not powered by vehicle electric 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 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
79745496 Sep 22, 2023 AZ L1 I-10 MP 183 WB REST AREA 0 —
79029451 Jun 29, 2023 UT L3 — 1 —
79010333 Jun 27, 2023 UT L1 PERRY PORT OF ENTRY SOUTHBOUND 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85206925 Jun 25, 2025 NM L2 5KJJBWDR2PLNP5495 OOS
83585415 Jan 10, 2025 UT L3 5KJJBWDR2PLNP5495 —
79029451 Jun 29, 2023 UT L3 1JJV532D8CL713781 —
79010333 Jun 27, 2023 UT L1 5KJJBWDR2PLNP5495 OOS

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80440007 Dec 19, 2023 TUNDRA TRUCKING LLC 0 —