Roadside Inspection 81844080

Roadside inspection on Jun 11, 2024 in Illinois • Carrier: STEELE AND SON INC (USDOT 1055107) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81844080
Date:
Jun 11, 2024
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I74
Carrier (USDOT):
STEELE AND SON INC (1055107)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
403107 (NE)

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 3.

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 Level 2 median in Illinois
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 13,598 Level 2 inspections in Illinois during 2024
vs typical at I74
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 373 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
1
Same as 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
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 393.110(b) (Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo., severity weight 3). (393.110(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKAD49X0EJ386392 NE 403107 KENWORTH T6 Series 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS3534K5513901 NE 289571 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88148648 Jun 15, 2026 NE L3 1XKAD49X0EJ386392
87224506 Mar 6, 2026 KY L3 1UYFS3534K5513901
80094231 Nov 3, 2023 MI L3 1UYFS3534K5513901
80094231 Nov 3, 2023 MI L3 1XKAD49X0EJ386392

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