Roadside Inspection 80928186

Roadside inspection on Feb 21, 2024 in New Mexico • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80928186
Date:
Feb 21, 2024
State:
New Mexico
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3HW529 (OK)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 26.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.63 violations per inspection across 1,371 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New Mexico
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,610 Level 1 inspections in New Mexico during 2024
vs typical at LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 11,673 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
6
5 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)
62%
1364 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
149
85 violations · 19 OOS
Prior 90 days
364
205 violations · 40 OOS · 0.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1364
853 violations · 163 OOS · 0.63 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X4PJ232883 OK 3HW529 KENWORTH T680 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2537HA916927 OK 3900KO UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017

Violations Cited

6 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
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
81460662 Apr 21, 2024 GA L3 LAKE PARK GA 0
81420810 Apr 21, 2024 NM L3 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0
81413425 Apr 21, 2024 CA L1 CASTAIC IF 0
81402691 Apr 21, 2024 MO L3 SARCOXIE MO 0
81440298 Apr 19, 2024 MN L3 WILLMAR MN 0
81418780 Apr 19, 2024 WA L2 DU PONT WA 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82830287 Oct 4, 2024 CT L2 1XKYD49X4PJ232883 OOS
79993755 Oct 23, 2023 TN L3 1XKYD49X4PJ232883

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