Roadside Inspection 82575784

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: KAY POLYMER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2642359) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82575784
Date:
Aug 27, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M73079 (TX)

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 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 0.54 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
15 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
3
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
9 violations · 3 OOS · 0.60 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 1XPBAK9X2MD733889 TX 1M73079 PETERBILT 579 2021
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 7SPCC4126RN009176 TN 464360T PRATT INTERMODAL CHASSIS LLC PRATT INTERMODAL CHASSIS LLC 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance 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
83028947 Oct 22, 2024 TX L2 0
83017018 Oct 16, 2024 TX L1 800 W BARBOURS CUT B 1
83074255 Oct 14, 2024 TX L1 0
82758912 Sep 9, 2024 TX L2 1 OOS
82597827 Aug 26, 2024 TX L2 0
82487116 Aug 22, 2024 TX L2 IH45 NB WILMER SCALE 0

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