Roadside Inspection 81203304

Roadside inspection on Mar 26, 2024 in US • Carrier: BULK FIRST LLC (USDOT 1059227) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81203304
Date:
Mar 26, 2024
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GEORGETOWN KY
Carrier (USDOT):
BULK FIRST LLC (1059227)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A74182 (KY)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 1 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.73 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 53,211 Level 1 inspections in US during 2024
vs typical at GEORGETOWN KY
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 30 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
26 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
6
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
26
19 violations · 3 OOS · 0.73 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.73 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGHDV1LDLV6983 KY A74182 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MATA4229NA063852 KY A9Z517 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Other
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2022

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.20(b) The ELDs display screen cannot be viewed outside of the commercial motor vehicle. 5 Hours of Service
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.22(h)(2) Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service

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
81385399 Apr 18, 2024 KY L2 CLAY CITY 0
81385329 Apr 18, 2024 KY L3 LOUISVILLE 1
81361989 Apr 16, 2024 KY L2 FRANKFORT 0
81120790 Mar 13, 2024 IN L2 PRINCETON IN 1
80825076 Feb 12, 2024 KY L2 PRESTONSBURG 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87274090 Mar 12, 2026 KY L2 5MATA4229NA063852

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