Roadside Inspection 83104627

Roadside inspection on Nov 6, 2024 in Louisiana • Carrier: EXPRESS SUPPLY & STEEL LLC (USDOT 2591268) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83104627
Date:
Nov 6, 2024
State:
Louisiana
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LA
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P256690 (LA)

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 8.

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 Louisiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 9,279 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2024
vs typical at LA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 4,179 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
1
Same as 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 393.75A3 (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75A3)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3WKDD49XXPF244006 LA P256690 KENWORTH T8 Series 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF48250K3114033 LA J685501 TRANSCRAFT Transcraft 1989 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
83316200 Dec 3, 2024 LA L3 LA 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84660267 May 6, 2025 LA L1 3WKDD49XXPF244006 —
84111387 Mar 10, 2025 LA L3 3WKDD49XXPF244006 OOS
80666229 Jan 22, 2024 LA L2 1TTF48250K3114033 OOS

Related records

Recent activity at LA

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
83316314 Dec 4, 2024 CARA EXPRESS INC 0 —
83316313 Dec 4, 2024 NOAH STAR TRANSPORT LLC 0 —
83316312 Dec 4, 2024 BERANE INC 0 —
83316311 Dec 4, 2024 SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC 0 —
83316310 Dec 4, 2024 KELLY XPRESS LLC 1 —
83316293 Dec 4, 2024 CALCASIEU RENTALS INC 0 —