Roadside Inspection 79682090

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: AIK TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3754943) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79682090
Date:
Sep 15, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SMITHS GROVE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWT2328 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,623 Level 3 inspections in Kentucky during 2023
vs typical at SMITHS GROVE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 39 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 395.8(e)(1) (Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status, severity weight 0). (395.8(e)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service OOS
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service OOS

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
79742484 Sep 21, 2023 IN L2 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88837826 Aug 28, 2026 NC L3 1FUJGLD51GLHB7028
87349273 Mar 20, 2026 PA L2 1FUJGLD51GLHB7028
83883099 Feb 14, 2025 KY L1 5V8VA5328GM609866 OOS
81923358 Jun 20, 2024 SC L3 5V8VA5328GM609866
79742484 Sep 21, 2023 IN L2 1FUJGLD51GLHB7028 OOS
79742484 Sep 21, 2023 IN L2 5V8VA5328GM609866 OOS

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