Roadside Inspection 79559052

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2023 in Kansas • Carrier: KB CUSTOM AG SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1671938) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR 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 #:
79559052
Date:
Aug 30, 2023
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRANT COUNTY - 067
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N11789 (TX)

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 30.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.32 violations per inspection across 28 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kansas
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,465 Level 2 inspections in Kansas during 2023

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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
28 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
12 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
21 violations · 3 OOS · 1.11 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
65 violations · 6 OOS · 2.32 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (21 violations across 19 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.32 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 393.9BRKLAMP (Inoperative Brake Lamps, severity weight 6). (393.9BRKLAMP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJAEAVX7PZ17637 TX 1N11789 WESTERN STAR 4900 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1A9TF3821NU341222 MT 302926E AULICK INDUSTRIES Aulick Industries 2022

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative Brake Lamps 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative Brake Lamps 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2Y Failure to yield right of way 5 Unsafe Driving
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 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
80038037 Oct 27, 2023 OK L2 3 OOS
79936342 Oct 5, 2023 TX L2 2
79810876 Sep 30, 2023 TX L2 FM37 4
79774545 Sep 26, 2023 TX L2 10 OOS
79910108 Sep 20, 2023 TX L2 US287 MM 44 11 OOS
79645797 Sep 11, 2023 TX L2 2

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