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Roadside Inspection 80961968

Roadside inspection on Feb 27, 2024 in Michigan • Carrier: GT EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2472326) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80961968
Date:
Feb 27, 2024
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEW BUFFALO SCALE E/B
Carrier (USDOT):
GT EXPRESS INC (2472326)
Operating authority:
MC854955
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1203953 (IL)

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 8.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.37 violations per inspection across 295 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Michigan
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,861 Level 2 inspections in Michigan during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
31%
294 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
31
37 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
94
140 violations · 13 OOS · 1.49 per inspection
Prior 365 days
294
403 violations · 44 OOS · 1.37 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 1XKYD49X4KJ259820 IL P1203953 KENWORTH T680 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N2532C1L1543127 IL 704595ST FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2020 —

Violations Cited

2 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
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —

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
81481181 Apr 26, 2024 WV L3 SHADY SPRING WV 3 OOS
81453888 Apr 26, 2024 MD L2 — 2 OOS
81544522 Apr 25, 2024 IL L3 I-70 0 —
81506402 Apr 25, 2024 NY L3 — 6 —
81457074 Apr 25, 2024 OH L2 IR 71 1 OOS
81447488 Apr 24, 2024 PA L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88479897 Jul 21, 2026 IN L2 1XKYD49X4KJ259820 —
85679329 Sep 2, 2025 WA L2 1XKYD49X4KJ259820 OOS
82266447 Jul 31, 2024 MI L3 13N2532C1L1543127 —
81329969 Apr 11, 2024 OH L3 1XKYD49X4KJ259820 —
81329969 Apr 11, 2024 OH L3 13N2532C1L1543127 —
80918378 Feb 21, 2024 MI L2 1XKYD49X4KJ259820 —
78921063 Jun 16, 2023 KY L1 1XKYD49X4KJ259820 —

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