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Roadside Inspection 79819713

Roadside inspection on Oct 3, 2023 in South Carolina • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79819713
Date:
Oct 3, 2023
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-95 SB DORCHESTER COUNTY
Operating authority:
MC100666
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3JX827 (OK)

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 5.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.63 violations per inspection across 792 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 12,243 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2023
vs typical at I-95 SB DORCHESTER COUNTY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 62 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
2
1 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)
61%
785 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
106
52 violations · 10 OOS
Prior 90 days
389
257 violations · 47 OOS · 0.66 per inspection
Prior 365 days
785
497 violations · 94 OOS · 0.63 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 393.118 (No/improper lumber/building materials securement, severity weight 1). (393.118)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X4RJ326233 OK 3JX827 KENWORTH T680 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR4M0622KH168747 OK AQ3739 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2019 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.118 No/improper lumber/building materials securement 1 Vehicle Maintenance 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
80299381 Dec 2, 2023 NM L3 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 1 —
80298988 Dec 2, 2023 NC L2 I-40 0 —
80293824 Dec 2, 2023 SD L3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 0 —
80302120 Dec 1, 2023 CO L3 DURANGO 0 —
80299087 Dec 1, 2023 NM L2 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 0 —
80286612 Dec 1, 2023 OK L1 SEQUOYAH POE 0 —

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