Roadside Inspection 83318296

Roadside inspection on Dec 4, 2024 in Pennsylvania • Carrier: LARKIN EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3823598) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83318296
Date:
Dec 4, 2024
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
LARKIN EXPRESS LLC (3823598)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A000986 (SC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 20.

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.36 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Pennsylvania
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,697 Level 1 inspections in Pennsylvania during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
7 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
1
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
4 violations · 0 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.71 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 396.3A1-LC (Brake - Leak from air chamber, severity weight 4). (396.3A1-LC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXP4EX6RD671474 SC A000986 PETERBILT 389 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1D9BG502591609690 SC UP89257 DOONAN SPECIALIZED TRAILER 2009

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2MI Miscellaneous Traffic Law Violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2MI Miscellaneous Traffic Law Violation 8 Unsafe Driving
396.3A1-LC Brake - Leak from air chamber 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
83692514 Jan 7, 2025 PA L1 3
83556844 Jan 7, 2025 PA L1 0
83514487 Dec 30, 2024 KY L3 LONDON 1
83480843 Dec 26, 2024 PA L1 0
83480794 Dec 26, 2024 PA L1 0
83415910 Dec 17, 2024 PA L1 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88072861 Jun 8, 2026 SC L2 1D9BG502591609690
88066079 Jun 7, 2026 IA L2 1XPXP4EX6RD671474
84399938 Apr 11, 2025 MO L2 1XPXP4EX6RD671474
84279039 Mar 28, 2025 FL L1 1XPXP4EX6RD671474
83903183 Feb 19, 2025 SC L3 1XPXP4EX6RD671474
83692514 Jan 7, 2025 PA L1 1XPXP4EX6RD671474
83514487 Dec 30, 2024 KY L3 1D9BG502591609690
83415910 Dec 17, 2024 PA L1 1D9BG502591609690

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