Roadside Inspection 79544477

Roadside inspection on Aug 29, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: WATKINS EXPRESS FREIGHT INC (USDOT 804991) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79544477
Date:
Aug 29, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
EDDYVILLE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A64034 (KY)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.82 violations per inspection across 33 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,552 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2023
vs typical at EDDYVILLE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,010 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)
67%
33 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
7
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
23
14 violations · 2 OOS · 0.61 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
27 violations · 2 OOS · 0.82 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.

Violations Cited

4 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
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
80037170 Oct 27, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 1
80006340 Oct 24, 2023 TN L3 MANCHESTER SCALES 0
79984188 Oct 23, 2023 SD L3 MM 69 I 90 0
79953069 Oct 19, 2023 AR L3 0
79937252 Oct 16, 2023 TX L2 IH 30 WESTBOUND MT PLEASANT 0
79960841 Oct 11, 2023 CA L2 CAJON PLATFORM SCALES 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87996510 May 28, 2026 OH L3 3AKJHHDR0PSUH7260
87844266 May 12, 2026 TN L1 3AKJHHDR0PSUH7260
84789637 May 23, 2025 TX L2 5V8VC532XGM611662
79801878 Oct 1, 2023 MO L2 3AKJHHDR0PSUH7260
79257475 Jul 26, 2023 MO L3 3AKJHHDR0PSUH7260
78376213 Apr 17, 2023 IN L2 3AKJHHDR0PSUH7260

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