Roadside Inspection 80699540

Roadside inspection on Jan 20, 2024 in US • Carrier: MEP TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1195326) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80699540
Date:
Jan 20, 2024
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DOUGLAS AZ
Carrier (USDOT):
MEP TRUCKING LLC (1195326)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
4MA3MR (AZ)

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 23.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.79 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 53,211 Level 1 inspections in US during 2024
vs typical at DOUGLAS AZ
5
Cleaner than station median (6)
Median of 293 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
7%
14 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
7 violations · 1 OOS · 7.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
53 violations · 7 OOS · 3.79 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 393.207A-SUBL (Suspension - U-bolt or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing., severity weight 7). (393.207A-SUBL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDDB9X58J814172 AZ 4MA3MR KENWORTH T8 Series 2008

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLUCR State/Local Laws - Failure to pay UCR fee. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.207A-SUBL Suspension - U-bolt or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B Air brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.83(g) Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. 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
81148678 Mar 14, 2024 AZ L1 DOUGLAS AZ 0
80977466 Feb 20, 2024 AZ L1 DOUGLAS AZ 1
80328352 Dec 5, 2023 US L1 DOUGLAS AZ 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87437060 Feb 9, 2026 US L1 1XKDDB9X58J814172 OOS
87125657 Jan 13, 2026 US L1 1XKDDB9X58J814172
87093305 Jan 6, 2026 US L3 1XKDDB9X58J814172
86964579 Dec 31, 2025 US L2 1XKDDB9X58J814172
86944249 Dec 18, 2025 US L3 1XKDDB9X58J814172
86439551 Nov 19, 2025 US L2 1XKDDB9X58J814172
86177601 Oct 27, 2025 US L1 1XKDDB9X58J814172 OOS
86055477 Oct 7, 2025 US L3 1XKDDB9X58J814172

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