Roadside Inspection 79965469

Roadside inspection on Oct 19, 2023 in Louisiana • Carrier: TIM TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2986660) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79965469
Date:
Oct 19, 2023
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
TIM TRUCKING LLC (2986660)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
K162587 (TX)

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 14.

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 Level 2 median in Louisiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,547 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 12,889 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
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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5KKMBWD16NLNN6206 TX K162587 WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
79469735 Aug 21, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87427195 Mar 27, 2026 OH L3 5KKMBWD16NLNN6206
82317066 Aug 6, 2024 OH L1 5KKMBWD16NLNN6206 OOS

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