Roadside Inspection 79862844

Roadside inspection on Oct 6, 2023 in Kansas • Carrier: S & J TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1872726) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79862844
Date:
Oct 6, 2023
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BELLEVILLE
Carrier (USDOT):
S & J TRUCKING INC (1872726)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
679557 (KS)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.23 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kansas
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,465 Level 2 inspections in Kansas during 2023
vs typical at BELLEVILLE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 361 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
4
3 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)
46%
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
3
10 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
13 violations · 1 OOS · 2.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
16 violations · 1 OOS · 1.23 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X2YD511170 KS 679557 PETERBILT 379 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1BN2T42222B006873 KS 497424 BEALL TRAILERS Beall Trailers 2002

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(b) Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance
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
79854624 Oct 6, 2023 KS L2 2 OOS
79820748 Oct 2, 2023 KS L1 7 OOS
79784098 Sep 27, 2023 KS L2 1
79609519 Sep 6, 2023 KS L2 2
79583451 Sep 1, 2023 KS L2 1
79472673 Aug 21, 2023 KS L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86664953 Dec 26, 2025 KS L1 1XP5DB9X2YD511170
84273625 Mar 28, 2025 KS L3 1BN2T42222B006873
83998798 Feb 27, 2025 KS L2 1BN2T42222B006873
81557034 May 7, 2024 KS L2 1XP5DB9X2YD511170
79784098 Sep 27, 2023 KS L2 1BN2T42222B006873
78922675 Jun 17, 2023 KS L2 1BN2T42222B006873
78879845 Jun 13, 2023 KS L2 1BN2T42222B006873

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