Roadside Inspection 80873236

Roadside inspection on Feb 15, 2024 in Ohio • Carrier: DOWDY TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2420980) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80873236
Date:
Feb 15, 2024
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WADSWORTH SCALES
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
E8804HY (TN)

What this inspection means

5 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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 1.63 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Ohio
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,884 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2024
vs typical at WADSWORTH SCALES
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,581 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
33%
24 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
5
8 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
9 violations · 0 OOS · 1.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
39 violations · 4 OOS · 1.63 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X5LJ362151 TN E8804HY KENWORTH T680 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D4NL292922 TN 151085T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2022

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(d) All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 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
81357500 Apr 10, 2024 TN L3 MURFREESBORO TN 0
81301140 Apr 3, 2024 TN L3 SHELBYVILLE TN 0
81244679 Mar 27, 2024 TN L3 GALLATIN TN 1
81193172 Mar 20, 2024 TN L3 STANTON TN 0
81136291 Mar 13, 2024 TN L3 GALLATIN TN 0
80940639 Feb 26, 2024 KY L2 SHEPHERDSVILLE 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86005634 Oct 8, 2025 PA L3 1XKYDP9X5LJ362151
85682516 Sep 4, 2025 KY L3 1XKYDP9X5LJ362151
78729980 May 24, 2023 IN L2 1XKYDP9X5LJ362151 OOS
78508251 May 1, 2023 OH L3 1XKYDP9X5LJ362151

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