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Roadside Inspection 82559008

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2024 in Michigan • Carrier: NWS MICHIGAN INC (USDOT 709917) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82559008
Date:
Aug 28, 2024
State:
Michigan
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TOPINABEE REST AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
NWS MICHIGAN INC (709917)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
BC01477 (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 3.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.56 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
1
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 6,629 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as 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)
24%
17 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
2
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
6 violations · 0 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
22 violations · 2 OOS · 1.29 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X8KJ377403 MI BC01477 KENWORTH T680 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C9KR808031 IN P966698 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 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
82747606 Sep 19, 2024 MI L2 — 2 OOS
82559226 Aug 28, 2024 MI L1 — 3 —
82498947 Aug 27, 2024 MI L1 — 2 —
82460435 Aug 20, 2024 MI L3 — 2 —

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