Roadside Inspection 80560138

Roadside inspection on Jan 5, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: H & K TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3015434) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80560138
Date:
Jan 5, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
3200 E SH 71 HWY
Carrier (USDOT):
H & K TRUCKING LLC (3015434)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 377 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P269861 (LA)

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 21.

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
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at 3200 E SH 71 HWY
6
Heavier than station median (4)
Median of 78 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
6
5 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 393.70(b)(1)(ii) (Defective / Improper fifth wheel assembly upper half, severity weight 3). (393.70(b)(1)(ii))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPCD68X9TN416947 LA P269861 PETERBILT 377 1996
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTE5320381084654 LA J723191 TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Transcraft 2008

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status 5 Hours of Service
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.70(b)(1)(ii) Defective / Improper fifth wheel assembly upper half 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 2 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88809719 Aug 25, 2026 LA L1 1TTE5320381084654
88809719 Aug 25, 2026 LA L1 1XPCD68X9TN416947
83538768 Dec 30, 2024 TX L2 1TTE5320381084654 OOS
83538768 Dec 30, 2024 TX L2 1XPCD68X9TN416947 OOS

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