Roadside Inspection 81503402

Roadside inspection on Apr 26, 2024 in North Dakota • Carrier: BUSY BEES HOT OIL INC (USDOT 2800117) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81503402
Date:
Apr 26, 2024
State:
North Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PANGER SCALE
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
162DDX (ND)

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 22.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 4.35 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Dakota
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,866 Level 2 inspections in North Dakota during 2024
vs typical at PANGER SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 325 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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)
40%
20 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
6
7 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
7 violations · 0 OOS · 0.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
87 violations · 4 OOS · 4.35 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (7 violations across 8 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 4.35 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 393.205(c) (Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing, severity weight 2). (393.205(c))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKDL40X9DR342916 ND 162DDX KENWORTH T8 Series 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S9CB15D3CH474093 ND T996812 Stephens

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 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
81989387 Jun 20, 2024 ND L3 WATFORD CITY ND 2
81937870 Jun 17, 2024 ND L2 ZAHL ND 10 OOS
81790749 May 30, 2024 ND L1 WILLISTON ND 5 OOS
81325331 Apr 5, 2024 ND L3 WILLISTON ND 1
81315353 Apr 2, 2024 ND L1 WILLISTON ND 3
81291094 Apr 2, 2024 US L1 WILLISTON ND 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85219671 Jul 14, 2025 ND L3 1NKDL40X9DR342916
79028909 Jun 24, 2023 ND L3 1S9CB15D3CH474093

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