Roadside Inspection 81993575

Roadside inspection on Jun 27, 2024 in Kansas • Carrier: K & S TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3437849) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81993575
Date:
Jun 27, 2024
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FORD COUNTY - 057
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
207415 (KS)

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 48.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.00 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,763 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
8
7 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)
14%
7 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
7
26 violations · 6 OOS · 3.71 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 1XPXD49X7AD113334 KS 207415 PETERBILT 389 2010
2 SEMI-TRAILER 56EA53M22LA000063 KS 704408 ARMOR LITE TRAILER
Ticket: Armt
Armor Lite Trailer 2020

Violations Cited

8 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
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.100(b) Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 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
82326927 Aug 6, 2024 KS L2 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86518424 Dec 5, 2025 KS L3 1XPXD49X7AD113334
86518424 Dec 5, 2025 KS L3 56EA53M22LA000063
82806088 Sep 30, 2024 KS L1 56EA53M22LA000063
80492493 Dec 28, 2023 OK L3 56EA53M22LA000063
78830596 Jun 6, 2023 KS L1 1XPXD49X7AD113334
78830596 Jun 6, 2023 KS L1 56EA53M22LA000063
78664646 May 17, 2023 KS L3 56EA53M22LA000063
78664646 May 17, 2023 KS L3 1XPXD49X7AD113334

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