Roadside Inspection 80384689

Roadside inspection on Dec 7, 2023 in Washington • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80384689
Date:
Dec 7, 2023
State:
Washington
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CLE ELUM WA
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3GK502 (OK)

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 11.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.64 violations per inspection across 1,059 prior records
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 CLE ELUM WA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 226 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
62%
1052 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
126
78 violations · 15 OOS
Prior 90 days
355
221 violations · 43 OOS · 0.62 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1052
670 violations · 127 OOS · 0.64 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 393.205C-WR (Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken., severity weight 2). (393.205C-WR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X1LJ414695 OK 3GK502 KENWORTH T680 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2533R5016102 OK CX3934 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16B-DPASS Driver - Failed to require passenger(s) to use seat belt while operating a property-carrying CMV 7 Unsafe Driving
392.2SLSNC State/Local Laws - CMV snow chains required. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205C-WR Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
80852345 Feb 5, 2024 TX L2 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 2
80781037 Feb 5, 2024 OH L3 ROAD SIDE 0
80768019 Feb 5, 2024 TN L3 THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES 0
81232557 Feb 4, 2024 MO L3 CHARLESTON MO 0
80823038 Feb 4, 2024 UT L3 BRIGHAM CITY UT 1
80783432 Feb 3, 2024 TX L2 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87783933 May 6, 2026 AR L3 1XKYD49X1LJ414695
87542943 Apr 5, 2026 IN L3 1XKYD49X1LJ414695
85581111 Aug 20, 2025 MO L2 1XKYD49X1LJ414695 OOS

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