Roadside Inspection 81580229

Roadside inspection on May 9, 2024 in California • Carrier: KIDD EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2037353) • 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 #:
81580229
Date:
May 9, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DONNER PASS CVEF
Carrier (USDOT):
KIDD EXPRESS LLC (2037353)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWW1111 (OH)

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.14 violations per inspection across 42 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 198,681 Level 1 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at DONNER PASS CVEF
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,953 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)
59%
37 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
4
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
37
42 violations · 4 OOS · 1.14 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (5 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.14 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD56GSGX7683 OH PWW1111 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532KXNS603211 ME 458496Z HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 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
81958126 Jun 25, 2024 MD L1 I-70 W FRIENDSHIP SCALE HOUSE 0
81960929 Jun 23, 2024 KS L2 0
81937180 Jun 22, 2024 UT L3 0
81907790 Jun 18, 2024 SD L3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 0
81916460 Jun 14, 2024 TN L2 STANTON TN 1 OOS
81866661 Jun 11, 2024 KS L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87253043 Mar 6, 2026 TX L2 3AKJGLD56GSGX7683
85997468 Oct 2, 2025 MT L3 3AKJGLD56GSGX7683
83341254 Dec 6, 2024 MO L3 3H3V532KXNS603211
83178417 Nov 15, 2024 OH L2 3H3V532KXNS603211 OOS
81150294 Mar 19, 2024 ID L1 3H3V532KXNS603211
79627804 Sep 10, 2023 AR L3 3H3V532KXNS603211
78914816 Jun 14, 2023 MO L3 3AKJGLD56GSGX7683

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