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Roadside Inspection 79929993

Roadside inspection on Oct 17, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: AMG EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2862390) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79929993
Date:
Oct 17, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELIZABETHTOWN
Operating authority:
MC959335
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R496966 (TX)

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 18.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.73 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 16,552 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2023
vs typical at ELIZABETHTOWN
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 827 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
27%
15 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
2
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
43 violations · 4 OOS · 3.91 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
71 violations · 6 OOS · 4.73 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH2HN976106 TX R496966 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2017 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2535DU581204 TX 156B429 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2013 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status — 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
80365556 Dec 12, 2023 SD L3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 1 —
80293567 Dec 1, 2023 MO L1 MAYVIEW MO 11 OOS
80282547 Nov 30, 2023 MO L3 DEXTER MO 0 —
80490826 Nov 14, 2023 NM L2 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 2 OOS
80125480 Nov 7, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 0 —
79803447 Sep 29, 2023 KY L1 PRESTONSBURG 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83487845 Dec 26, 2024 IL L3 1UYVS2535DU581204 —
83487845 Dec 26, 2024 IL L3 4V4NC9EH2HN976106 —

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