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Roadside Inspection 81936888

Roadside inspection on Jun 21, 2024 in Missouri • Carrier: AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY (USDOT 300388) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK 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 #:
81936888
Date:
Jun 21, 2024
State:
Missouri
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JOPLIN MO
Operating authority:
MC76939
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNR TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
54KR2W (MO)

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 7.

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 0.97 violations per inspection across 86 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,829 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2024
vs typical at JOPLIN MO
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,548 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)
53%
66 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
8
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
4 violations · 1 OOS · 0.24 per inspection
Prior 365 days
66
57 violations · 8 OOS · 0.86 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 17 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.97 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4WC9EH5MN264560 MO 54KR2W VOLVO TRUCK VNR 2021 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2489K2789401 MO 29K8NK UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019 —

Violations Cited

2 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 OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
82448058 Aug 20, 2024 IL L2 — 0 —
82436321 Aug 20, 2024 NE L3 WAVERLY EAST BOUND 0 —
82390252 Aug 15, 2024 MT L2 WIBAUX MT 1 —
82378740 Aug 13, 2024 SD L3 JEFFERSON SD 1 —
82389369 Aug 8, 2024 ND L3 BISMARCK ND 0 —
82338372 Aug 7, 2024 WY L2 CHEYENNE US 85 POE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89298725 Oct 19, 2026 MO L3 1UYVS2489K2789401 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 300388 — tools open pre-filled.

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