Roadside Inspection 83022048

Roadside inspection on Oct 22, 2024 in Minnesota • Carrier: KENNETH PAUL WENSMANN (USDOT 2258485) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L4
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 4

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83022048
Date:
Oct 22, 2024
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOWLUS MN
Vehicle:
KENWORTH K 100E TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TU195444 (MN)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 15.

Compared to the median Level 4 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 Level 4 median in Minnesota
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 351 Level 4 inspections in Minnesota during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 4 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 3,896 Level 4 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 17.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 4 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-TRPES (Tires - Has damaged plies evident in the sidewall up to 2 square inches., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TRPES)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKEDB9X3HJ370312 MN TU195444 KENWORTH K 100E 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TDH400297B112867 MN 3323STB TIMPTE, INC Timpte 2007

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TRPES Tires - Has damaged plies evident in the sidewall up to 2 square inches. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 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.

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