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Roadside Inspection 82961267

Roadside inspection on Oct 18, 2024 in Florida • Carrier: SMILEYS LAWN & TRACTOR SERVICE LLC (USDOT 1407504) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
3
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82961267
Date:
Oct 18, 2024
State:
Florida
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PANAMA CITY FL
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
P9997E (FL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 43.

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 Level 2 median in Florida
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 29,465 Level 2 inspections in Florida during 2024
vs typical at PANAMA CITY FL
9
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 783 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
9
8 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
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 393.75A1-TBTP (Tires - Bias ply - Has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TBTP)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKZX4TX0LJ394731 FL P9997E KENWORTH T880 2020 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLSIV State/Local Laws - State insurance violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A1-TBTP Tires - Bias ply - Has more than one ply exposed in the tread area exceeding 2 square inches. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.7A-D Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205C-WR Wheel/Rim - Wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 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
83128549 Nov 8, 2024 FL L3 PANAMA CITY FL 0 —
83110197 Nov 4, 2024 FL L2 PANAMA CITY FL 8 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88546495 Jul 27, 2026 FL L3 1NKZX4TX0LJ394731 —
88319924 Jul 2, 2026 FL L2 1NKZX4TX0LJ394731 —
86928249 Jan 29, 2026 FL L2 1NKZX4TX0LJ394731 —
84637155 May 8, 2025 FL L2 1NKZX4TX0LJ394731 OOS
84262425 Mar 25, 2025 FL L2 1NKZX4TX0LJ394731 —
84058807 Mar 3, 2025 FL L2 1NKZX4TX0LJ394731 —
80499279 Dec 21, 2023 FL L2 1NKZX4TX0LJ394731 OOS
79533176 Aug 28, 2023 FL L3 1NKZX4TX0LJ394731 —

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