Roadside Inspection 79551967

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2023 in California • Carrier: K & A TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2748938) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79551967
Date:
Aug 30, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANTA CLARITA
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
9F30698 (CA)

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 28.

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 Level 2 median in California
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 49,007 Level 2 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at SANTA CLARITA
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 237 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
6
5 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
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(c) (Leaf spring assembly defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(c))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKZDP9XXGJ124029 CA 9F30698 KENWORTH T880 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1G9B48206TG007674 CA 4HG2769 Guth

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.207(c) Leaf spring assembly defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
79911801 Oct 13, 2023 CA L3 CASTAIC IF 0
79903155 Oct 11, 2023 CA L3 I5 NB CASTAIC CVEF 0
79858061 Oct 6, 2023 CA L3 CASTAIC IF 0
79857854 Oct 6, 2023 CA L3 CASTAIC CVEF 1
79425295 Aug 16, 2023 CA L2 NEWHALL 5
79368875 Aug 9, 2023 CA L2 CASTAIC IF 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82994894 Oct 9, 2024 CA L5 1XKZDP9XXGJ124029
82077640 Jul 6, 2024 CA L3 1XKZDP9XXGJ124029
82013545 Jun 22, 2024 CA L5 1XKZDP9XXGJ124029 OOS
81189185 Mar 22, 2024 CA L1 1G9B48206TG007674
81189185 Mar 22, 2024 CA L1 1XKZDP9XXGJ124029
80317148 Dec 4, 2023 CA L1 1XKZDP9XXGJ124029 OOS
80317148 Dec 4, 2023 CA L1 1G9B48206TG007674 OOS
80316638 Dec 4, 2023 CA L1 1G9B48206TG007674 OOS

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