Roadside Inspection 80368952

Roadside inspection on Dec 11, 2023 in Kansas • Carrier: K & S TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3437849) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80368952
Date:
Dec 11, 2023
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FORD COUNTY - 057
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 386 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
234460 (KS)

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 20.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.30 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,581 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
10%
10 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
2
4 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
4 violations · 2 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
43 violations · 6 OOS · 4.30 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 393.100(b) (Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo, severity weight 7). (393.100(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPHD49X5CD171336 KS 234460 PETERBILT 386 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4SBGS4224YS100394 KS 700998 Scha

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100(b) Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 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
80546591 Jan 4, 2024 KS L2 4 OOS
80492493 Dec 28, 2023 OK L3 ROSSTON 0
80205949 Nov 17, 2023 KS L2 3 OOS
80183303 Nov 15, 2023 KS L2 GREENSBURG 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87587151 Apr 14, 2026 TX L2 4SBGS4224YS100394
87502555 Apr 2, 2026 TX L2 4SBGS4224YS100394 OOS
86518425 Dec 5, 2025 KS L3 4SBGS4224YS100394
86197822 Oct 28, 2025 KS L2 4SBGS4224YS100394
85039861 Jun 23, 2025 KS L3 4SBGS4224YS100394
82326927 Aug 6, 2024 KS L2 1XPHD49X5CD171336 OOS
82326927 Aug 6, 2024 KS L2 4SBGS4224YS100394 OOS
80546591 Jan 4, 2024 KS L2 4SBGS4224YS100394 OOS

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