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Roadside Inspection 81181901

Roadside inspection on Mar 19, 2024 in Tennessee • Carrier: K-W TRUCKING INC (USDOT 239863) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
3
75% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81181901
Date:
Mar 19, 2024
State:
Tennessee
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DYERSBURG TN
Carrier (USDOT):
K-W TRUCKING INC (239863)
Operating authority:
MC171141
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
188185 (KS)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.63 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,531 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
19 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
12 violations · 1 OOS · 0.63 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXDP9X0LD659378 KS 188185 PETERBILT 389 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A26MR055743 KS 693106 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2021 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.201C-FR Frame - Bent, cut or notched other than by vehicle manufacturer. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205A-WRCW Wheel/Rim - Cracks in weld attaching disc to rim. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-HWSL HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking. 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
81690843 May 17, 2024 CO L3 DUMONT CO 0 —
81674432 May 17, 2024 KS L2 — 0 —
81398968 Apr 14, 2024 TN L2 PUTNAM COUNTY 2 OOS
81250189 Apr 1, 2024 WY L1 CHEYENNE I-25 POE 1 —
81163177 Mar 20, 2024 KS L2 — 0 —
80918713 Feb 21, 2024 NE L3 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82636953 Sep 9, 2024 CA L3 1XPXDP9X0LD659378 —
81690843 May 17, 2024 CO L3 1XPXDP9X0LD659378 —
81674432 May 17, 2024 KS L2 1XPXDP9X0LD659378 —
81250189 Apr 1, 2024 WY L1 1XPXDP9X0LD659378 —
80439192 Dec 19, 2023 IL L3 1XPXDP9X0LD659378 —
79617844 Sep 7, 2023 NC L3 1RNF48A26MR055743 —
79104366 Jul 10, 2023 CA L3 1XPXDP9X0LD659378 —
78585891 May 8, 2023 KS L2 1XPXDP9X0LD659378 —

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