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Roadside Inspection 80119824

Roadside inspection on Nov 7, 2023 in Washington • Carrier: M K CARRIER LLC (USDOT 2897744) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80119824
Date:
Nov 7, 2023
State:
Washington
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SOUTHBOUND I-405
Carrier (USDOT):
M K CARRIER LLC (2897744)
Operating authority:
MC974168
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C47419P (WA)

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 21.

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 Washington
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 15,401 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2023
vs typical at SOUTHBOUND I-405
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 64 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
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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EJ0CN546117 WA C47419P VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2012 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS P617741 WA 5747ZP Trailer — — —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV 10 Unsafe Driving —
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

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