Roadside Inspection 82460062

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2024 in Michigan • Carrier: KEN GRAHAM TRUCKING INC (USDOT 71976) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82460062
Date:
Aug 21, 2024
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SCALE
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RB55283 (MI)

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 15.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.09 violations per inspection across 90 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
4
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 6,629 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2024
vs typical at INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 155 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
4
3 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)
32%
62 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
6
10 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
23 violations · 3 OOS · 1.15 per inspection
Prior 365 days
62
71 violations · 10 OOS · 1.15 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 396.5(b) (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X83N599094 MI RB55283 PETERBILT 379 2003
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MAPA2948NA060339 MI E249914 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mckt
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 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
82869541 Oct 8, 2024 MI L3 WHITEFORD TWP 0
82817603 Sep 30, 2024 TX L2 IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE 1
82778676 Sep 26, 2024 OH L3 WB REST AREA 0
82747623 Sep 19, 2024 MI L3 CEDAR RIVER 1
82706370 Sep 18, 2024 OH L3 EB REST AREA 0
82670563 Sep 12, 2024 IL L3 I70 0

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