Roadside Inspection 81046579

Roadside inspection on Mar 7, 2024 in Kentucky • Carrier: AMERICAN CENTRAL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 76198) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81046579
Date:
Mar 7, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FRANKLIN
Operating authority:
MC138741
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
205900 (KS)

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 8.

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
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.37 violations per inspection across 167 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 21,699 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at FRANKLIN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 3,274 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
1
Same as 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)
74%
167 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
22
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
48
18 violations · 3 OOS · 0.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
167
62 violations · 6 OOS · 0.37 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 1XKYDP9X2MJ438247 KS 205900 KENWORTH T680 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2539HP863401 OK 1367K0 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017

Violations Cited

1 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

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
81537743 May 6, 2024 MO L3 BLUE SPRINGS MO 0
81603181 May 5, 2024 IL L2 I-72 0
81602059 May 5, 2024 IL L1 I-72 EB MP 35 1
81603128 May 4, 2024 IL L2 I-72 0
81540317 May 2, 2024 MO L2 MAYVIEW MO 1 OOS
81483105 Apr 30, 2024 OK L1 BRAMAN SCALES 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88966319 Sep 9, 2026 GA L3 1XKYDP9X2MJ438247
83459617 Dec 18, 2024 MO L2 1XKYDP9X2MJ438247 OOS
82146617 Jul 12, 2024 TN L3 1UYVS2539HP863401
79967453 Oct 19, 2023 KS L2 1UYVS2539HP863401

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