Roadside Inspection 81659097

Roadside inspection on May 15, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 428823) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

50% of violations

Inspection Level

Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 81659097
Date:: May 15, 2024
State:: Texas
Level:: Level I — North American Standard
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 2
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: LAT:31 16' 42.3N
Carrier (USDOT):: KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC (428823)
Operating authority:: MC227271
Vehicle:: KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: 3379422 (IN)
VIN:: 1XKYD49X2LJ387877

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 5.

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

Heavier than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.79 violations per inspection across 3,610 prior records

vs Level 1 median in Texas

On par with median (2)

Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median

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)

55%

3224 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

281

226 violations · 30 OOS

Prior 90 days

820

747 violations · 122 OOS · 0.91 per inspection

Prior 365 days

3224

2544 violations · 443 OOS · 0.79 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 393.23 (Required lamp not powered by vehicle electric, severity weight 2). (393.23)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	1XKYD49X2LJ387877	IN 3379422	KENWORTH	T680	2020	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	3H3V532K5NS344708	IN PA47511	HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS	Hyundai Translead Trailers	2022	—

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	3	Vehicle Maintenance	—
393.23	Required lamp not powered by vehicle electric	2	Vehicle Maintenance	OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Vehicle Maintenance

2 violations

1 OOS

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
82155186	Jul 14, 2024	CA	L1	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	0	—
82155171	Jul 14, 2024	CA	L1	DUNSMUIR GRADE IF	0	—
82135761	Jul 14, 2024	CA	L3	—	0	—
82134946	Jul 14, 2024	CA	L1	COTTONWOOD IF	1	OOS
82133828	Jul 14, 2024	CA	L3	CASTAIC IF	0	—
82118978	Jul 14, 2024	IL	L3	72	0	—

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
89241196	Oct 8, 2026	WA	L3	3H3V532K5NS344708	—
83437668	Dec 18, 2024	KY	L3	3H3V532K5NS344708	—
81671429	May 20, 2024	LA	L3	1XKYD49X2LJ387877	—
78621439	May 12, 2023	AZ	L2	1XKYD49X2LJ387877	OOS