Roadside Inspection 82445592

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2024 in Kentucky • Carrier: CLARK DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 99854) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82445592
Date:
Aug 20, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOREHEAD
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
730946 (KY)

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 10.

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 0.64 violations per inspection across 55 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,699 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at MOREHEAD
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,380 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)
79%
42 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
4
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.08 per inspection
Prior 365 days
42
22 violations · 1 OOS · 0.52 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 12 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.64 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWDT2HHHY4012 KY 730946 FREIGHTLINER M2 2017

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 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
82938247 Oct 18, 2024 KY L1 PRESTONSBURG 0
82898815 Oct 14, 2024 KY L2 RICHMOND 0
82847345 Oct 4, 2024 KY L2 PRESTONSBURG 0
82803878 Oct 1, 2024 KY L1 SHELBYVILLE 0
82608785 Sep 6, 2024 KY L2 PRINCETON 0
82584886 Sep 5, 2024 KY L2 HAZARD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86714178 Jan 6, 2026 KY L3 1FVACWDT2HHHY4012
78899951 Jun 14, 2023 KY L1 1FVACWDT2HHHY4012

Related records

Recent activity at MOREHEAD

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