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Roadside Inspection 83533142

Roadside inspection on Dec 30, 2024 in Minnesota • Carrier: KENNETH A WILLIS (USDOT 1548881) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83533142
Date:
Dec 30, 2024
State:
Minnesota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOORHEAD MN
Carrier (USDOT):
KENNETH A WILLIS (1548881)
Operating authority:
MC575727
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWJ7456 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in Minnesota
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 17,979 Level 3 inspections in Minnesota during 2024
vs typical at MOORHEAD MN
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 2,254 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X4KD605316 OH PWJ7456 PETERBILT 579 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3UTVS2530L8887020 OH TRL3555 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020 —
4 SEMI-TRAILER 3UTVS2530L8887020 OH TRL3555 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81493058 Apr 29, 2024 US L1 3UTVS2530L8887020 OOS
81068172 Mar 5, 2024 MT L3 3UTVS2530L8887020 OOS
80349820 Dec 9, 2023 WA L2 3UTVS2530L8887020 —
80349820 Dec 9, 2023 WA L2 1XPBDP9X4KD605316 —
79772780 Sep 25, 2023 ND L2 1XPBDP9X4KD605316 —
79772780 Sep 25, 2023 ND L2 3UTVS2530L8887020 —
79746402 Sep 22, 2023 WA L3 3UTVS2530L8887020 —
79746402 Sep 22, 2023 WA L3 1XPBDP9X4KD605316 —

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