Roadside Inspection 83308583

Roadside inspection on Nov 28, 2024 in North Carolina • Carrier: AKAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1803439) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83308583
Date:
Nov 28, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
AKAL EXPRESS INC (1803439)
Operating authority:
MC655666
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
202935 (KS)

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 21.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.97 violations per inspection across 33 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 32,093 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
1 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
46 violations · 7 OOS · 2.71 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 393.75A1 (Tire-ply or belt material exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75A1)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDR1HSHR0512 KS 202935 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W53L801527 MN 1991STY WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2003

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1 Tire-ply or belt material exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 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
83419854 Dec 17, 2024 IN L2 TERRE HAUTE IN 2
82947154 Oct 15, 2024 IN L3 TERRE HAUTE IN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82366027 Aug 7, 2024 GA L2 1JJV532W53L801527
81213603 Mar 27, 2024 MO L2 3AKJGLDR1HSHR0512 OOS
79795217 Sep 28, 2023 SC L1 1JJV532W53L801527
79453144 Aug 17, 2023 NY L2 1JJV532W53L801527 OOS

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