Roadside Inspection 83165949

Roadside inspection on Nov 14, 2024 in Kentucky • Carrier: NICHOLAS KNIAT (USDOT 4098631) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
18
OOS Violations
4
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83165949
Date:
Nov 14, 2024
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
18
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LONDON
Carrier (USDOT):
NICHOLAS KNIAT (4098631)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S5820HY (TN)

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 87.

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 Level 1 median in Kentucky
18
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 21,699 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2024
vs typical at LONDON
18
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 11,492 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
18
17 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
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-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X0WN457892 TN S5820HY PETERBILT 379 1998
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A297R017184 KY F7Y200 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2007

Violations Cited

18 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2IRP IRP Apportioned Tag or Registration Violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207A Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative Brake Lamps 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45PC Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
83152143 Nov 12, 2024 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86944974 Feb 3, 2026 KY L2 1RNF48A297R017184 OOS
86706638 Jan 5, 2026 KY L2 1XP5DB9X0WN457892
83342636 Dec 6, 2024 KY L3 1RNF48A297R017184
83152143 Nov 12, 2024 TN L3 1XP5DB9X0WN457892
80938179 Feb 23, 2024 TN L2 1XP5DB9X0WN457892
80871314 Feb 16, 2024 KY L3 1RNF48A297R017184 OOS
80379445 Dec 13, 2023 TN L3 1XP5DB9X0WN457892
80298311 Dec 4, 2023 KY L2 1XP5DB9X0WN457892

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