Roadside Inspection 79524527

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: ARNOLD OIL COMPANY FUELS LLC (USDOT 2275436) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79524527
Date:
Aug 25, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH 10 WESTBOUND KINGSBURY
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R258653 (TX)

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 18.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 61,780 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2023
vs typical at IH 10 WESTBOUND KINGSBURY
4
On par with station median (4)
Median of 455 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
4
3 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)
50%
10 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
10 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 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 393.207(a) (Axle positioning parts defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWDB9X13R705730 TX R258653 KENWORTH W900 2003
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1HLA3A7B6H7H53551 TX 108C385 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL 2017

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
79985832 Oct 20, 2023 TX L2 1
79957759 Oct 17, 2023 TX L1 0
79700675 Sep 12, 2023 TX L2 3 OOS
79601937 Sep 5, 2023 TX L2 0
79587633 Sep 1, 2023 TX L2 2
79462040 Aug 16, 2023 TX L1 IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81678497 May 16, 2024 TX L1 1XKWDB9X13R705730

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