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Roadside Inspection 81889442

Roadside inspection on Jun 17, 2024 in Kentucky • Carrier: CARAT EXPEDITED INC (USDOT 2839886) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
81889442
Date:
Jun 17, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PRESTONSBURG
Operating authority:
MC950996
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P945523 (IL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.18 violations per inspection across 38 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Kentucky
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,950 Level 2 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at PRESTONSBURG
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,872 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)
17%
29 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
8
13 violations · 2 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
64 violations · 7 OOS · 2.21 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 1FUJHHDR0KLKE4080 IL P945523 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2534GM513643 IL 892458ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016 —

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
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —

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
82406350 Aug 15, 2024 IL L3 I-57 3 —
82397001 Aug 14, 2024 OH L3 MAHONING VALLEY SERVICE PLAZA 0 —
82360859 Aug 10, 2024 OH L2 ROADSIDE-TRUCK PARKING 1 —
82345875 Aug 8, 2024 MI L2 — 3 —
82205594 Jul 23, 2024 PA L2 — 1 —
82184519 Jul 16, 2024 IN L2 WEST HARRISON IN 4 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88010650 Jun 1, 2026 NC L3 1FUJHHDR0KLKE4080 —
87634487 Apr 21, 2026 PA L3 1FUJHHDR0KLKE4080 —
85513223 Aug 12, 2025 MD L2 1UYVS2534GM513643 —
83126016 Nov 7, 2024 AR L3 1UYVS2534GM513643 —
82894762 Oct 10, 2024 OH L1 1UYVS2534GM513643 OOS
82406350 Aug 15, 2024 IL L3 1FUJHHDR0KLKE4080 —
82205594 Jul 23, 2024 PA L2 1FUJHHDR0KLKE4080 —
82184519 Jul 16, 2024 IN L2 1FUJHHDR0KLKE4080 —

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