Roadside Inspection 82152236

Roadside inspection on Jul 17, 2024 in Alaska • Carrier: GRIFFIN LOGISTICS LTD (USDOT 2110909) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82152236
Date:
Jul 17, 2024
State:
Alaska
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TOK WEIGH STATION
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W900 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
KKM899 (AK)

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 12.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.21 violations per inspection across 97 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alaska
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,785 Level 1 inspections in Alaska during 2024
vs typical at TOK WEIGH STATION
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 620 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 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)
58%
77 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
5
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
18
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.28 per inspection
Prior 365 days
77
66 violations · 11 OOS · 0.86 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (5 violations across 18 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.21 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 393.45(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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1XKWDB9X5SJ937888 AK KKM899 KENWORTH W900 1995
2 SEMI-TRAILER 2LDPF4826RL076421 AK 9622SZ TRIPLE E INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Loak
2024

Violations Cited

3 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
393.47(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

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
82550699 Sep 1, 2024 ND L3 WEST FARGO ND 0
82476712 Aug 23, 2024 ND L3 BERTHOLD ND 0
82444066 Aug 18, 2024 MT L3 HARLOWTOWN MT 0
82396553 Aug 14, 2024 KS L2 CONCORDIA 1
82430755 Aug 13, 2024 ND L3 JAMESTOWN ND 4
82417366 Aug 12, 2024 ND L3 JAMESTOWN ND 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80591798 Jan 4, 2024 NE L3 1XKWDB9X5SJ937888

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