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Roadside Inspection 80242541

Roadside inspection on Nov 25, 2023 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: BIG G EXPRESS INC (USDOT 580685) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80242541
Date:
Nov 25, 2023
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
7.2 I78 W
Carrier (USDOT):
BIG G EXPRESS INC (580685)
Operating authority:
MC282266
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
U057HZ (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 33.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.63 violations per inspection across 388 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 17,239 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
7
6 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)
62%
388 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
49
18 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
166
104 violations · 13 OOS · 0.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
388
243 violations · 40 OOS · 0.63 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 393.75(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 1XKYD49X8LJ227048 TN U057HZ KENWORTH T680 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D8NL284287 TN 176016T WABASH VANS
Ticket: Wnco
Dry Van Duraplate 2022 —

Violations Cited

7 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
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit 7 Hours of Service —
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit 7 Hours of Service —
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55(b) ABS malfunction indicators for hydr brake sys 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 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
80675128 Jan 24, 2024 MD L1 FINZEL SCALE HOUSE 2 —
80673932 Jan 24, 2024 VA L3 TROUTVILLE VA 0 —
80734370 Jan 23, 2024 TX L2 COTULLA REST AREA MM 0 —
80726189 Jan 23, 2024 TN L1 MANCHESTER TN 1 —
80734369 Jan 22, 2024 TX L2 COTULLA REST AREA MM 0 —
80656443 Jan 22, 2024 KY L2 MOREHEAD 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89110649 Sep 26, 2026 NC L3 1XKYD49X8LJ227048 —
89097091 Sep 24, 2026 VA L3 1XKYD49X8LJ227048 —
85029983 Jun 23, 2025 IA L3 1XKYD49X8LJ227048 —
84978329 Jun 11, 2025 NY L3 1XKYD49X8LJ227048 —
81343516 Apr 8, 2024 TN L3 1XKYD49X8LJ227048 —
80300571 Dec 1, 2023 TN L3 1JJV532D8NL284287 —
79051721 Jun 30, 2023 KY L3 1XKYD49X8LJ227048 —

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