Roadside Inspection 81570741

Roadside inspection on May 6, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: KISATCHIE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 935760) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81570741
Date:
May 6, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US84 WB
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R546301 (TX)

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 12.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.58 violations per inspection across 43 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at US84 WB
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 77 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
2
1 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)
67%
42 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
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
13 violations · 2 OOS · 1.30 per inspection
Prior 365 days
42
25 violations · 2 OOS · 0.60 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.2× their typical violation rate (13 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.58 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJAVDV5NLNG4946 TX R546301 WESTERN STAR 4700 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MAPA4822LH054231 TX 084C132 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mana
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2020

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
393.50(c) No means to ensure operable check valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
82033931 Jul 3, 2024 MS L2 0
82064697 Jul 2, 2024 TX L2 FM343 AT WILLIAMS ST 0
82006489 Jun 30, 2024 MD L2 CHARLES COUNTY 1
81892544 Jun 13, 2024 TX L2 IH20 LORAINE SCALE 0
81831623 Jun 6, 2024 TX L2 IH20 LORAINE SCALE 0
81751192 May 28, 2024 TX L2 US 87 MP 574 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88055405 Jun 4, 2026 TX L2 5MAPA4822LH054231
82849971 Oct 3, 2024 TX L2 5KJJAVDV5NLNG4946
81157936 Mar 19, 2024 AR L3 5KJJAVDV5NLNG4946

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