Roadside Inspection 82434512

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2024 in Louisiana • Carrier: B & A CARGO INC (USDOT 3983833) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82434512
Date:
Aug 20, 2024
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
B & A CARGO INC (3983833)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1226686 (IL)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.43 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Louisiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 9,279 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 25,222 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
14%
21 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
12
28 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
65 violations · 7 OOS · 3.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
72 violations · 8 OOS · 3.43 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X8KJ225475 IL P1226686 KENWORTH T680 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5328PL002964 ME 5196554 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Ticket: Other
2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 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
82952013 Oct 18, 2024 AL L1 ROBERTSDALE 1
83001778 Oct 14, 2024 IA L1 I35 NB 6 OOS
82893243 Oct 9, 2024 NM L2 ROADSIDE 1
82885214 Oct 9, 2024 CO L2 CORTEZ CO 0
82982079 Oct 8, 2024 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 2
82865702 Oct 8, 2024 MO L2 CHARLESTON MO 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87293470 Mar 13, 2026 MD L2 5VGFW5328PL002964
85869241 Sep 23, 2025 PA L1 5VGFW5328PL002964
83611052 Jan 14, 2025 KY L3 1XKYD49X8KJ225475
83498031 Dec 26, 2024 KY L3 1XKYD49X8KJ225475
82296547 Jul 30, 2024 TN L3 1XKYD49X8KJ225475
82296547 Jul 30, 2024 TN L3 5VGFW5328PL002964
81497285 Apr 30, 2024 IA L2 5VGFW5328PL002964 OOS
81022041 Feb 28, 2024 GA L3 1XKYD49X8KJ225475

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