Roadside Inspection 81049625

Roadside inspection on Mar 6, 2024 in Ohio • Carrier: G K Z TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2358554) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81049625
Date:
Mar 6, 2024
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SHEETZ
Carrier (USDOT):
G K Z TRUCKING LLC (2358554)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VT5349 (NC)

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 4.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.06 violations per inspection across 33 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Ohio
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 24,124 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 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)
55%
33 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
4
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
35 violations · 7 OOS · 1.06 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.06 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 393.106(d) (Insufficient aggregate working load limit, severity weight 3). (393.106(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJNAEAVX8PZ89389 NC VT5349 WESTERN STAR 4900 2008
2 SEMI-TRAILER 57JE5230XR35A3252 ME 5356315 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.106(d) Insufficient aggregate working load limit 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9(a)(1) Failing to secure cargo as specified in 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.142 1 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
81469986 Apr 29, 2024 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0
81237387 Apr 1, 2024 SD L3 SISSETON SD 1
81159333 Mar 15, 2024 TN L3 GILES COUNTY SCALES 0
81059489 Mar 7, 2024 AR L3 1
81000527 Mar 1, 2024 NE L3 0
80936294 Feb 19, 2024 TN L2 MANCHESTER TN 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86882833 Jan 22, 2026 LA L2 57JE5230XR35A3252 OOS
83804738 Feb 4, 2025 UT L3 57JE5230XR35A3252
82914681 Oct 11, 2024 AR L3 57JE5230XR35A3252
82611137 Sep 8, 2024 NE L3 57JE5230XR35A3252
81237387 Apr 1, 2024 SD L3 57JE5230XR35A3252
81237387 Apr 1, 2024 SD L3 5KJNAEAVX8PZ89389

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