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Roadside Inspection 80836510

Roadside inspection on Feb 13, 2024 in Kentucky • Carrier: SOUTHERN STEEL RECYCLING INC (USDOT 2578797) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80836510
Date:
Feb 13, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HINDMAN
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A96995 (KY)

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 18.

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 Kentucky
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,950 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at HINDMAN
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 908 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
5
4 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 KY A96995 PETERBILT 379 1999 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1C5321WE198339 KY WRONG TAG STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2028 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —

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
87241944 Mar 9, 2026 KY L3 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 —
87241944 Mar 9, 2026 KY L3 1DW1C5321WE198339 —
85306099 Jul 24, 2025 KY L2 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 —
83100430 Nov 5, 2024 TN L3 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 —
82020987 Jul 2, 2024 KY L2 1DW1C5321WE198339 —
82020987 Jul 2, 2024 KY L2 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 —
78412489 Apr 21, 2023 KY L2 1XP5DB0XXXN488422 —

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