Roadside Inspection 82036641

Roadside inspection on Jul 2, 2024 in Michigan • Carrier: JAMES BURG TRUCKING COMPANY (USDOT 398223) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82036641
Date:
Jul 2, 2024
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-94 E/B GRASS LAKE SCALE
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC13335 (MI)

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 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.98 violations per inspection across 43 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
5
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 6,629 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 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)
25%
32 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
30 violations · 2 OOS · 0.94 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(g) (393.75(g), severity weight 0). (393.75(g))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDDU8X47J165332 MI RC13335 KENWORTH T8 Series 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E1H5X2877RH40513 MI C421274 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP. East Manufacturing Corp 2007

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
393.75(g) 393.75(g) Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(g) 393.75(g) Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
82498707 Aug 27, 2024 MI L1 0
82345916 Aug 9, 2024 MI L3 COLDWATER WEIGH STATION 0
82345874 Aug 9, 2024 MI L3 COLDWATER WEIGH STATION 0
82163400 Jul 18, 2024 MI L3 1
82119483 Jul 11, 2024 MI L2 2 OOS
82119308 Jul 10, 2024 MI L2 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88799015 Aug 25, 2026 OH L3 1E1H5X2877RH40513
85748788 Sep 10, 2025 MI L2 1E1H5X2877RH40513
85748788 Sep 10, 2025 MI L2 1XKDDU8X47J165332
85471312 Aug 11, 2025 MI L1 1E1H5X2877RH40513
85471312 Aug 11, 2025 MI L1 1XKDDU8X47J165332
84516428 Apr 28, 2025 OH L1 1XKDDU8X47J165332 OOS

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