Roadside Inspection 82545361

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2024 in Georgia • Carrier: TIMOTHY BRYAN KENNEDY TRUCKING INC (USDOT 966621) • Vehicle: Peterbilt TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82545361
Date:
Aug 25, 2024
State:
Georgia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TALLAPOOSA GA
Vehicle:
Peterbilt TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VV4126 (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under General/Admin and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 0.61 violations per inspection across 28 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Georgia
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 44,048 Level 3 inspections in Georgia during 2024
vs typical at TALLAPOOSA GA
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 48 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
69%
16 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
8 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 0V2300003285772NE NC VV4126 Peterbilt
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533J6058232 ME 2916304 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2018

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
390.21T(b)(1) 390.21T(b)(1) General/Admin
390.21T(b)(2) 390.21T(b)(2) General/Admin
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
82910086 Oct 13, 2024 MS L3 SCOTT COUNTY 0
82825592 Oct 3, 2024 NC L3 0
82556572 Sep 2, 2024 NC L2 I-40 2 OOS
82314373 Aug 6, 2024 NC L3 US 421 NEAR NC 27 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86592687 Dec 17, 2025 OK L3 1UYVS2533J6058232
80358326 Dec 8, 2023 MO L3 0V2300003285772NE
80358326 Dec 8, 2023 MO L3 1UYVS2533J6058232
80321686 Dec 6, 2023 NC L3 1UYVS2533J6058232 OOS

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