Roadside Inspection 81176233

Roadside inspection on Mar 21, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: HINKLE TRUCKING INC (USDOT 85216) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81176233
Date:
Mar 21, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
HINKLE TRUCKING INC (85216)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
BA546808 (WV)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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 1.12 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 20,411 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
30%
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
2
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
6 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
33
38 violations · 6 OOS · 1.15 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49XXHD432036 WV BA546808 PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1F9U2834RE33443 WV C418830 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP.
Ticket: Esmc
East Manufacturing Corp 2004

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service
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
81682880 May 20, 2024 WV L3 ELKVIEW WV 1
81653654 May 20, 2024 MD L2 GARRETT COUNTY 0
81558439 May 7, 2024 PA L1 0
81421168 Apr 23, 2024 SC L3 I-77 NB ROADSIDE 1
81263784 Mar 29, 2024 WV L2 ELLENBORO WV 0
81061170 Mar 7, 2024 PA L3 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83777091 Feb 4, 2025 NC L3 1XPBD49XXHD432036
83112239 Nov 7, 2024 WV L2 1XPBD49XXHD432036

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