Roadside Inspection 82717630

Roadside inspection on Sep 19, 2024 in Kansas • Carrier: RAMP TOWING LLC (USDOT 3956787) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
7
54% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82717630
Date:
Sep 19, 2024
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JOHNSON COUNTY - 091
Carrier (USDOT):
RAMP TOWING LLC (3956787)
Operating authority:
MC1474401
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
247283 (KS)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 51.

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 Level 1 median in Kansas
13
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,763 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
13
12 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
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 392.9a(a)(1) (Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle without the required operating authority., severity weight 9). (392.9a(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWDT6DHBZ4681 KS 247283 FREIGHTLINER M2 2013

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9a(a)(1) Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle without the required operating authority. 9 General/Admin OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.128(b)(1) Vehicle not secured, front and rear 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.71(h)(10) No or Improper safety chains for towbar 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86241243 Nov 4, 2025 KS L1 1FVACWDT6DHBZ4681 OOS
80276525 Nov 29, 2023 KS L2 1FVACWDT6DHBZ4681 OOS

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