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Roadside Inspection 81068172

Roadside inspection on Mar 5, 2024 in Montana • Carrier: KENNETH A WILLIS (USDOT 1548881) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81068172
Date:
Mar 5, 2024
State:
Montana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BILLINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
KENNETH A WILLIS (1548881)
Operating authority:
MC575727
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W9 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWA5166 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 13.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 14,704 Level 3 inspections in Montana during 2024
vs typical at BILLINGS MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,779 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWD49X96R076542 OH PWA5166 KENWORTH W9 Series 2006 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3UTVS2530L8887020 OH TRL3555 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS

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
83533142 Dec 30, 2024 MN L3 3UTVS2530L8887020 OOS
83533142 Dec 30, 2024 MN L3 3UTVS2530L8887020 OOS
81493058 Apr 29, 2024 US L1 3UTVS2530L8887020 OOS
80349820 Dec 9, 2023 WA L2 3UTVS2530L8887020 —
79772780 Sep 25, 2023 ND L2 3UTVS2530L8887020 —
79746402 Sep 22, 2023 WA L3 3UTVS2530L8887020 —

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