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Roadside Inspection 81138462

Roadside inspection on Mar 14, 2024 in New Jersey • Carrier: AMERICAN B D COMPANY (USDOT 477058) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81138462
Date:
Mar 14, 2024
State:
New Jersey
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SUMMIT DOT YARD
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T3 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AN750S (NJ)

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 10.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.05 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Jersey
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,879 Level 2 inspections in New Jersey during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 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)
38%
21 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
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
8 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
22 violations · 3 OOS · 1.05 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NKHHM7X8CM327175 NJ AN750S KENWORTH T3 Series 2012 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
81506641 Apr 30, 2024 NY L2 SAUGERTIES 0 —
81315747 Apr 10, 2024 NY L2 SAUGERTIES NY 0 —
81315588 Apr 10, 2024 NY L1 MAMARONECK NY 1 —
81216925 Mar 25, 2024 NJ L3 — 0 —
81103860 Mar 13, 2024 NJ L3 LINCOLN TUNNEL 0 —
81071778 Mar 7, 2024 NJ L1 — 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80366566 Dec 11, 2023 NJ L1 2NKHHM7X8CM327175 OOS

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