Roadside Inspection 81985033

Roadside inspection on Jun 27, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: KNOBLEY MOUNTAIN HAULING INC (USDOT 1233460) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81985033
Date:
Jun 27, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
SR 30 AT EVERETT EXIT
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BA547700 (WV)

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 11.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.16 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 20,411 Level 2 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 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)
85%
13 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.15 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.1× their typical violation rate (1 violations across 3 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.16 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 393.134(b)(3) (Rear of container not properly secured, severity weight 7). (393.134(b)(3))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKZX4TX5NJ219703 WV BA547700 KENWORTH T880 2022

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.134(b)(3) Rear of container not properly secured 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.106(b) Cargo not immobilized or secured 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104(a) Inadequate/damaged securement device/system 1 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
81969498 Jun 21, 2024 WV L3 ROMNEY WV 1
81565527 May 9, 2024 MD L2 ALLEGANY COUNTY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87941585 May 22, 2026 MD L2 1NKZX4TX5NJ219703
86550225 Dec 10, 2025 MD L2 1NKZX4TX5NJ219703
85615773 Aug 21, 2025 MD L2 1NKZX4TX5NJ219703
83928336 Feb 20, 2025 WV L5 1NKZX4TX5NJ219703
83297044 Dec 3, 2024 MD L2 1NKZX4TX5NJ219703
81969498 Jun 21, 2024 WV L3 1NKZX4TX5NJ219703
81565527 May 9, 2024 MD L2 1NKZX4TX5NJ219703
81454014 Apr 26, 2024 MD L2 1NKZX4TX5NJ219703

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