Roadside Inspection 82377097

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2024 in California • Carrier: OHK TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 353025) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82377097
Date:
Aug 13, 2024
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MERCED AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
OHK TRANSPORT LLC (353025)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Volk
Plate:
3200493 (IN)

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 6.

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 1.12 violations per inspection across 26 prior records
vs Level 2 median in California
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 89,480 Level 2 inspections in California during 2024
vs typical at MERCED AREA
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 114 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)
36%
22 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
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
16 violations · 4 OOS · 2.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
27 violations · 5 OOS · 1.23 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.0× their typical violation rate (16 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.12 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 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH2NN314604 IN 3200493 VOLVO TRUCK
Ticket: Volk
VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5DN1455267B000553 CA 4TG4545 WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY
Ticket: Wese
Western Trailer Company 2007

Violations Cited

2 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
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 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
82810142 Sep 24, 2024 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 1
82589808 Aug 30, 2024 CA L1 GRAPEVINE IF 0
82542891 Aug 29, 2024 CA L1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0
82489664 Aug 23, 2024 CA L1 6 OOS
82451623 Aug 20, 2024 CA L2 BAKERSFIELD AREA 1
82386639 Aug 13, 2024 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86970724 Feb 4, 2026 CA L1 4V4NC9EH2NN314604
82386639 Aug 13, 2024 CA L2 4V4NC9EH2NN314604
82386639 Aug 13, 2024 CA L2 5DN1455267B000553

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