Roadside Inspection 82189924

Roadside inspection on Jul 11, 2024 in Mississippi • Carrier: BEN E KEITH COMPANY (USDOT 115479) • 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 #:
82189924
Date:
Jul 11, 2024
State:
Mississippi
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ITAWAMBA COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
BEN E KEITH COMPANY (115479)
Operating authority:
MC1099851
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNR TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
H510649 (AR)

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 0.74 violations per inspection across 443 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Mississippi
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 14,114 Level 2 inspections in Mississippi during 2024
vs typical at ITAWAMBA COUNTY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 720 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)
55%
356 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
24
12 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
75
49 violations · 10 OOS · 0.65 per inspection
Prior 365 days
356
269 violations · 35 OOS · 0.76 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4W19EH0LN261926 AR H510649 VOLVO TRUCK VNR 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA96298S701401 AR PT201614 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2008

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
82650590 Sep 9, 2024 FL L2 CRESTVIEW FL 0
82620627 Sep 9, 2024 SC L2 SC 88 ANDERSON COUNTY 3
82604102 Sep 8, 2024 MO L1 MOUNT VERNON MO 0
82718907 Sep 5, 2024 TX L1 1 OOS
82595680 Sep 5, 2024 AL L2 I-65 0
82586779 Sep 5, 2024 SC L1 I-20 EB AIKEN COUNTY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82727197 Sep 20, 2024 AR L3 1GRAA96298S701401
82140546 Jul 16, 2024 AR L3 1GRAA96298S701401

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