Roadside Inspection 82739769

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2024 in Connecticut • Carrier: CIRQUE SHOW & EQUIPMENT LLC (USDOT 2595716) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82739769
Date:
Sep 24, 2024
State:
Connecticut
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION SCALE
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XC854A (FL)

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 28.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.22 violations per inspection across 59 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Connecticut
8
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 4,051 Level 1 inspections in Connecticut during 2024
vs typical at UNION SCALE
8
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,727 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
8
7 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)
16%
38 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
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
18 violations · 2 OOS · 2.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
38
145 violations · 24 OOS · 3.82 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 393.47(a) (Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition, severity weight 4). (393.47(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X3GJ463791 FL XC854A KENWORTH T680 2016

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
83194102 Nov 18, 2024 NC L2 I-85 NORTHBOUND 0
83088655 Nov 4, 2024 CO L2 MONUMENT CO 7 OOS
82936804 Oct 18, 2024 MO L1 JOPLIN MO 3 OOS
82826690 Oct 2, 2024 MI L1 6 OOS
82790770 Sep 24, 2024 MA L2 H-CHARLTON EB SERVICE PLAZA 16 OOS
82568236 Sep 1, 2024 AR L2 MALVERN AR 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83194102 Nov 18, 2024 NC L2 1XKYD49X3GJ463791

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