Roadside Inspection 83254634

Roadside inspection on Nov 15, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: KAY POLYMER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2642359) • Vehicle: PETERBILT 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 #:
83254634
Date:
Nov 15, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
500 W BARBOURS CUT
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N32605 (TX)

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 4.

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 this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.66 violations per inspection across 32 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024

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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
17 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
5
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
8 violations · 3 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
14 violations · 6 OOS · 0.82 per inspection
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 393.45B2PC (Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit, severity weight 4). (393.45B2PC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBAK9X4RD686095 TX 1N32605 PETERBILT 579 2024
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LJRC41258KT016232 ME 3131555 CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit 4 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
83627906 Jan 14, 2025 TX L2 0
83708255 Jan 6, 2025 TX L2 1
83539999 Jan 2, 2025 TX L1 IH45 NB WILMER SCALE 2
83500337 Dec 27, 2024 TX L2 16203 PENINSULA ST 1
83254811 Nov 20, 2024 TX L2 0
83185878 Nov 14, 2024 TX L2 16203 PENINSULA ST 2 OOS

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