Roadside Inspection 79941382

Roadside inspection on Oct 18, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: S A & K LLC (USDOT 1686478) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79941382
Date:
Oct 18, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
S A & K LLC (1686478)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
61AATC3 (AL)

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 9.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.40 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,171 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 15,748 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
3
2 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)
80%
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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.40 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 393.100(b) (Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo, severity weight 7). (393.100(b))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKZXPTX7FJ469642 AL 61AATC3 KENWORTH T880 2015

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100(b) Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 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
80170395 Nov 14, 2023 AL L3 0
79974347 Oct 23, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0
79870071 Oct 10, 2023 AL L3 0
79839276 Oct 5, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0
79531199 Aug 29, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87086331 Feb 19, 2026 AL L2 1NKZXPTX7FJ469642
85823480 Sep 17, 2025 AL L2 1NKZXPTX7FJ469642 OOS
85732203 Sep 9, 2025 AL L3 1NKZXPTX7FJ469642
85316892 Jul 23, 2025 AL L2 1NKZXPTX7FJ469642
85037603 Jun 25, 2025 AL L2 1NKZXPTX7FJ469642
84601028 May 7, 2025 AL L2 1NKZXPTX7FJ469642
84391232 Apr 14, 2025 AL L2 1NKZXPTX7FJ469642 OOS
82189430 Jul 23, 2024 AL L3 1NKZXPTX7FJ469642

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