Roadside Inspection 79750189

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2023 in California • Carrier: K CARRIERS INC (USDOT 4017866) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79750189
Date:
Sep 19, 2023
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MERCED
Carrier (USDOT):
K CARRIERS INC (4017866)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP80901 (CA)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under 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 California
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 50,763 Level 3 inspections in California during 2023
vs typical at MERCED
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 31 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
No
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 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws - Explain:, severity weight 0). (392.2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X5KJ238443 CA YP80901 KENWORTH T680 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D9PL371943 AZ L7A1KG WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2023

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88690727 Aug 10, 2026 CA L2 1JJV532D9PL371943
87156600 Feb 25, 2026 CA L1 1JJV532D9PL371943
86730443 Jan 6, 2026 CA L2 1JJV532D9PL371943
86452628 Nov 21, 2025 CA L2 1JJV532D9PL371943 OOS
86205059 Oct 28, 2025 OR L3 1JJV532D9PL371943
85117794 Jul 2, 2025 NV L3 1JJV532D9PL371943
84563417 May 1, 2025 ID L2 1XKYD49X5KJ238443
84378993 Apr 10, 2025 CA L1 1JJV532D9PL371943

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