Roadside Inspection 79685123

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2023 in Arizona • Carrier: MK TRANS CARGO (USDOT 3670772) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79685123
Date:
Sep 17, 2023
State:
Arizona
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
INTERSTATE 40
Carrier (USDOT):
MK TRANS CARGO (3670772)
Operating authority:
MC1272765
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP79191 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.13 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Arizona
3
On par with median (3)
Median of 14,761 Level 2 inspections in Arizona during 2023
vs typical at INTERSTATE 40
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,545 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
3
2 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)
30%
23 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
7 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
18 violations · 2 OOS · 1.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
23
49 violations · 4 OOS · 2.13 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.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR1KSJH8868 CA YP79191 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532B5HL961167 CA 4UF3043 WABASH VANS Refrigerated Van 2017

Violations Cited

3 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
393.60(e) Windshield - Obstructed. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24(c)(2)(ii) Driver failed to manually add the trailer number 1 Hours of Service

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
80203314 Nov 14, 2023 GA L3 HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR 1
80476512 Oct 28, 2023 NM L2 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 2 OOS
80477200 Oct 25, 2023 NM L2 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY 4
79972250 Oct 20, 2023 AZ L2 FLAGSTAFF AZ 3
79942487 Oct 17, 2023 MS L3 LEE COUNTY 0
79853606 Oct 5, 2023 TN L3 PULASKI HWY 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86959247 Jan 29, 2026 CA L3 3AKJHHDR1KSJH8868
86731035 Jan 1, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR1KSJH8868
85529263 Aug 18, 2025 LA L3 3AKJHHDR1KSJH8868
84956239 Jun 9, 2025 MO L2 1JJV532B5HL961167
84956239 Jun 9, 2025 MO L2 3AKJHHDR1KSJH8868
83706884 Jan 25, 2025 NM L1 3AKJHHDR1KSJH8868 OOS
82843447 Oct 3, 2024 GA L3 1JJV532B5HL961167 OOS
82843447 Oct 3, 2024 GA L3 3AKJHHDR1KSJH8868 OOS

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