Roadside Inspection 80949451

Roadside inspection on Feb 26, 2024 in Louisiana • Carrier: NARWAL TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3967335) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80949451
Date:
Feb 26, 2024
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Operating authority:
MC1481462
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP78203 (CA)

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 11.

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 Louisiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,279 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 20,327 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
4
3 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X9LJ348641 CA YP78203 KENWORTH T680 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2530GU188621 CA 4VL1377 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
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
84608016 May 7, 2025 CA L2 1XKYD49X9LJ348641
83146113 Nov 12, 2024 AL L3 1XKYD49X9LJ348641
83181943 Nov 11, 2024 LA L3 1XKYD49X9LJ348641 OOS
78973557 Jun 23, 2023 CA L1 1UYVS2530GU188621

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Recent activity at ROADSIDE

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