Roadside Inspection 79833819

Roadside inspection on Oct 3, 2023 in Washington • Carrier: HI-BALL TRUCKING INC (USDOT 30111) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS 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 #:
79833819
Date:
Oct 3, 2023
State:
Washington
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SC64 LIBERTY LAKE (POE)
Carrier (USDOT):
HI-BALL TRUCKING INC (30111)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W9 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PA22422 (MT)

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 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 0.46 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Washington
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 15,401 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2023

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)
77%
13 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
4 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.46 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (4 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.46 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWP49X9MR427664 MT PA22422 KENWORTH W9 Series 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF53A46NR058161 MT TA15998 REITNOUER INC
Ticket: Rntr
Reitnouer Inc 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
80319343 Nov 27, 2023 ND L2 BOWMAN ND 0
80120045 Nov 8, 2023 WY L3 US85 POE 0
80138084 Nov 3, 2023 SD L3 WASTA SD 0
80047409 Oct 30, 2023 MT L3 BROADUS MT 0
79996754 Oct 24, 2023 WY L3 LANDER 0
79984580 Oct 20, 2023 UT L3 PERRY PORT 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83796933 Feb 6, 2025 MT L1 1RNF53A46NR058161
83567342 Jan 8, 2025 WY L3 1RNF53A46NR058161
82582769 Sep 3, 2024 WA L3 1XKWP49X9MR427664
81791222 Jun 4, 2024 MT L1 1XKWP49X9MR427664
81791222 Jun 4, 2024 MT L1 1RNF53A46NR058161
81767015 May 30, 2024 WA L2 1XKWP49X9MR427664 OOS
81767015 May 30, 2024 WA L2 1RNF53A46NR058161 OOS
81347944 Apr 14, 2024 MT L3 1RNF53A46NR058161

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