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Roadside Inspection 81071648

Roadside inspection on Mar 8, 2024 in New Jersey • Carrier: SHARK TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 793512) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
3
43% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81071648
Date:
Mar 8, 2024
State:
New Jersey
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NJTP 94U
Operating authority:
MC57575600
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Kens
Plate:
AY659G (NJ)

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 6.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.14 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Jersey
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,879 Level 2 inspections in New Jersey during 2024
vs typical at NJTP 94U
7
Heavier than station median (6)
Median of 56 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
7
6 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)
21%
29 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
3
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
18 violations · 2 OOS · 1.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
62 violations · 8 OOS · 2.14 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(g) (393.75(g), severity weight 0). (393.75(g))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKZX4TX9HJ161468 NJ AY659G KENWORTH
Ticket: Kens
T880 2017 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
393.75(g) 393.75(g) — Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(g) 393.75(g) — Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(g) 393.75(g) — 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
81494472 Apr 29, 2024 NJ L2 KEASBEY NJDOT YARD 7 OOS
81393482 Apr 18, 2024 NJ L2 — 1 —
81384934 Apr 17, 2024 NJ L2 — 2 —
81293556 Apr 5, 2024 NJ L2 KEASBEY DOT 2 —
81184608 Mar 22, 2024 NJ L3 PISCATAWAY SCALE 0 —
81138292 Mar 14, 2024 NJ L2 PISCATAWAY SCALE 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89031683 Sep 18, 2026 NJ L2 1NKZX4TX9HJ161468 OOS
88061294 Jun 5, 2026 NJ L2 1NKZX4TX9HJ161468 —
85711315 Sep 5, 2025 NJ L2 1NKZX4TX9HJ161468 OOS
85205783 Jul 10, 2025 NJ L2 1NKZX4TX9HJ161468 —
85016202 Jun 20, 2025 NJ L2 1NKZX4TX9HJ161468 OOS
84933899 Jun 11, 2025 NJ L2 1NKZX4TX9HJ161468 OOS
81293556 Apr 5, 2024 NJ L2 1NKZX4TX9HJ161468 —
80308637 Dec 4, 2023 NJ L2 1NKZX4TX9HJ161468 —

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