Roadside Inspection 81292146

Roadside inspection on Apr 2, 2024 in Minnesota • Carrier: KIVI BROS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 593718) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81292146
Date:
Apr 2, 2024
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRAINERD MN
Operating authority:
MC286915
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR New 4900 Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAV0659 (MN)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.70 violations per inspection across 297 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Minnesota
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 17,979 Level 3 inspections in Minnesota during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
296 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
28
25 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
78
60 violations · 9 OOS · 0.77 per inspection
Prior 365 days
296
208 violations · 29 OOS · 0.70 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBWD17MLMT2273 MN PAV0659 WESTERN STAR New 4900 Chassis 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RND53A21KR046498 MN 2845086 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
81769576 May 31, 2024 MS L2 LOWNDES COUNTY 0
81754402 May 30, 2024 SD L3 TILFORD SD 0
81777110 May 29, 2024 MN L3 DULUTH MN 2
81762375 May 29, 2024 AR L3 LONDON AR 1
81765612 May 28, 2024 MN L3 CLOQUET MN 1
82493612 May 24, 2024 MN L3 ERSKINE MN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83492185 Dec 23, 2024 IN L2 1RND53A21KR046498 OOS
82605964 Sep 9, 2024 AR L3 1RND53A21KR046498
80701731 Jan 24, 2024 WA L2 1RND53A21KR046498 OOS
79531166 Aug 29, 2023 AL L3 1RND53A21KR046498

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