Roadside Inspection 80040860

Roadside inspection on Oct 30, 2023 in Ohio • Carrier: KUHNLE BROTHERS INC (USDOT 120682) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80040860
Date:
Oct 30, 2023
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
KUHNLE BROTHERS INC (120682)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AAC762 (OH)

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 10.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.92 violations per inspection across 65 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Ohio
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,595 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 13,324 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
2
1 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)
45%
65 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
9
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
30
29 violations · 4 OOS · 0.97 per inspection
Prior 365 days
65
60 violations · 6 OOS · 0.92 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 393.207(c) (Leaf spring assembly defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(c))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X94D822492 OH AAC762 PETERBILT 379 2004
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PMS34224H1008576 ME 265879F POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2017

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(c) Leaf spring assembly defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
80478380 Dec 27, 2023 MN L1 WORTHINGTON SCALE 2
80439591 Dec 19, 2023 OH L1 HARRISON SCALES 0
80517586 Dec 18, 2023 TX L2 0
80431038 Dec 12, 2023 GA L2 SAVANNAH GA 0
80334876 Dec 6, 2023 PA L1 0
80308470 Dec 4, 2023 MD L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80547212 Jan 2, 2024 OH L2 1PMS34224H1008576
80517586 Dec 18, 2023 TX L2 1XP5DB9X94D822492
78515928 May 3, 2023 AR L3 1XP5DB9X94D822492

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Recent activity at ROADSIDE

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