Roadside Inspection 83450403

Roadside inspection on Dec 19, 2024 in Michigan • Carrier: S A EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2285847) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
2
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83450403
Date:
Dec 19, 2024
State:
Michigan
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHELSEA REST AREA
Carrier (USDOT):
S A EXPRESS INC (2285847)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC23341 (MI)

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 39.

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
10
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.05 violations per inspection across 139 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Michigan
10
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 6,629 Level 1 inspections in Michigan during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
10
9 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)
46%
65 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
4
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
8 violations · 2 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
65
53 violations · 12 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 393.43A-TPV (Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43A-TPV)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X4KJ248588 MI RC23341 KENWORTH T680 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C4FT568010 OK 5294KK HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2015

Violations Cited

10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.43A-TPV Air Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60E Windshield - Obstructed. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS 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
83811075 Feb 6, 2025 MI L3 1
83788728 Feb 5, 2025 MI L2 2 OOS
83806126 Feb 4, 2025 OH L2 FINDLAY OH 2
83777832 Feb 3, 2025 MI L2 0
83747730 Jan 29, 2025 IN L3 TERRE HAUTE IN 0
83729811 Jan 24, 2025 MI L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87848217 May 14, 2026 MI L1 1XKYD49X4KJ248588
81497877 May 1, 2024 OH L2 1XKYD49X4KJ248588
80215022 Nov 20, 2023 KY L1 1XKYD49X4KJ248588 OOS

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