Roadside Inspection 82835718

Roadside inspection on Oct 3, 2024 in Kansas • Carrier: K & S CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 543982) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82835718
Date:
Oct 3, 2024
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LIBERAL M.C.I.S. #37A
Carrier (USDOT):
K & S CARRIERS LLC (543982)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 5700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
57887X (WI)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Kansas
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 10,056 Level 3 inspections in Kansas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
18 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
14 violations · 0 OOS · 0.78 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.85 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBHDR1NLNL8141 WI 57887X WESTERN STAR 5700 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2539P6818303 WI 835385 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3A2-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time: 7 Hours of Service

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
83211601 Nov 18, 2024 WI L2 STOUGHTON WI 1
83122734 Nov 7, 2024 OH L1 WADSWORTH OH 0
83115221 Nov 7, 2024 IL L3 I-88 0
82916520 Oct 15, 2024 MO L3 COLUMBIA MO 0
82836318 Oct 2, 2024 TX L2 IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE 0
82664848 Sep 13, 2024 WI L1 SPARTA WI 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84228865 Mar 17, 2025 IL L3 5KJJBHDR1NLNL8141
79920986 Oct 16, 2023 MN L3 1UYVS2539P6818303

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