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Roadside Inspection 80025936

Roadside inspection on Oct 27, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: L WATSON TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2340395) • Vehicle: MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80025936
Date:
Oct 27, 2023
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LOUISVILLE
Operating authority:
MC840578
Vehicle:
MACK Granite STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
A95022 (KY)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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 Kentucky
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,505 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2023
vs typical at LOUISVILLE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 401 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
5
4 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(g) (393.75(g), severity weight 0). (393.75(g))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1M2GR4GC6MM024745 KY A95022 MACK Granite 2021 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(b) Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air warning light). 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving OOS
393.75(g) 393.75(g) — Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
80135006 Nov 7, 2023 IN L3 — 0 —
80025981 Oct 27, 2023 KY L2 LOUISVILLE 1 —
80025851 Oct 27, 2023 KY L2 LOUISVILLE 1 —
80025842 Oct 27, 2023 KY L1 LOUISVILLE 3 —
80025841 Oct 27, 2023 KY L2 LOUISVILLE 1 OOS
79739741 Sep 23, 2023 KY L1 LOUISVILLE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89134944 Sep 30, 2026 KY L2 1M2GR4GC6MM024745 —
80589300 Jan 11, 2024 KY L2 1M2GR4GC6MM024745 —

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