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Roadside Inspection 81557056

Roadside inspection on May 7, 2024 in Kansas • Carrier: APEX TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1039784) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81557056
Date:
May 7, 2024
State:
Kansas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SEDGWICK COUNTY - 173
Carrier (USDOT):
APEX TRUCKING INC (1039784)
Operating authority:
MC550496
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK L8500 series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Strg
Plate:
154044 (KS)

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 16.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.82 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,763 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 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)
52%
31 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
3
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
24 violations · 3 OOS · 0.77 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2FZHAWDJ66AX02071 KS 154044 STERLING TRUCK
Ticket: Strg
L8500 series 2006 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 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
81993562 Jun 27, 2024 KS L3 — 0 —
81902207 Jun 17, 2024 KS L2 — 0 —
81902094 Jun 17, 2024 KS L2 — 0 —
81902359 Jun 14, 2024 KS L3 — 0 —
81866245 Jun 12, 2024 KS L2 — 0 —
81866241 Jun 12, 2024 KS L2 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
78619649 May 13, 2023 KS L2 2FZHAWDJ66AX02071 —

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