Roadside Inspection 80214987

Roadside inspection on Nov 20, 2023 in Kentucky • Carrier: KENTUCKY POWER COMANY (USDOT 291412) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 80214987
Date:: Nov 20, 2023
State:: Kentucky
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: ELKHORN CITY
Carrier (USDOT):: KENTUCKY POWER COMANY (291412)
Vehicle:: RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:: 962536 (KY)
VIN:: 3C7WRNAL0LG102388

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical

On par with carrier average

Carrier averages 0.05 violations per inspection across 41 prior records

vs Level 1 median in Kentucky

Cleaner than median (1)

Median of 16,552 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median

1 fewer than the median (1)

Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

95%

40 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

0 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.11 per inspection

Prior 365 days

2 violations · 1 OOS · 0.05 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.3× their typical violation rate (1 violations across 9 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.05 per inspection).

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	STRAIGHT TRUCK	3C7WRNAL0LG102388	KY 962536	RAM	5500	2020	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	OOS
80589303	Jan 10, 2024	KY	L2	PIKEVILLE	—
80544570	Jan 4, 2024	KY	L2	HINDMAN	—
80524502	Jan 3, 2024	KY	L1	PRESTONSBURG	—
80445774	Dec 20, 2023	KY	L2	PIKEVILLE	—
80285826	Nov 30, 2023	KY	L1	PRESTONSBURG	—
80252922	Nov 27, 2023	KY	L3	PRESTONSBURG	—

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Carrier

KENTUCKY POWER COMANY

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Safety

Carrier crash history

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Station

ELKHORN CITY

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State

Inspections in Kentucky

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level I — North American Standard

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 3C7WRNAL0LG102388

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Plate

962536 (KY)

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Reference

FMCSR Violations

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Recent activity at ELKHORN CITY

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80576240	Jan 10, 2024	UNIFIRST CORPORATION	0	—