Roadside Inspection 80528348

Roadside inspection on Jan 2, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: CHEM TECH SERVICES INC (USDOT 1261676) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80528348
Date:
Jan 2, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
TX349
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
K066227 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 39.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 Texas
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at TX349
8
Heavier than station median (4.5)
Median of 114 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKZL40X7HJ137802 TX K066227 KENWORTH T880 2017

Violations Cited

8 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
172.332(a) Failure to display ID Numbers when required 5 Hazardous Materials
172.334 Prohibited ID number marking 5 Hazardous Materials OOS
172.406(a)(1) Label placement not as required 5 Hazardous Materials
172.502(a)(1) Prohibited placarding 5 Hazardous Materials OOS
172.504(a) Vehicle not placarded as required 5 Hazardous Materials
172.201(c) Failure to list page number of pages 3 Hazardous Materials
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
80757982 Feb 1, 2024 TX L2 US380 WB 2
80618947 Jan 12, 2024 TX L2 TX214 SB 0
80604020 Jan 11, 2024 TX L2 5 OOS
80528502 Jan 2, 2024 TX L2 0
80416766 Dec 11, 2023 TX L2 4
80257529 Nov 22, 2023 TX L1 2

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