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Roadside Inspection 83603278

Roadside inspection on Jan 13, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: KL TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2816593) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83603278
Date:
Jan 13, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH35 SB DEVINE SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
KL TRUCKING LLC (2816593)
Operating authority:
MC1007936
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R687142 (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 20.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 1.86 violations per inspection across 148 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 87,766 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at IH35 SB DEVINE SCALE
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,756 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
37%
73 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
3
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
12 violations · 1 OOS · 1.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
73
140 violations · 23 OOS · 1.92 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 393.75A3 (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75A3)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X3RD656704 TX R687142 PETERBILT 579 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYFC4822KED10689 TX 162C543 PITTS TRAILERS
Ticket: Dors
— 2019 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BSRFS Brakes - Severe rusting of brake rotor (disc) 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 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
84087699 Mar 10, 2025 AR L3 BLYTHEVILLE AR 0 —
84041810 Mar 3, 2025 TX L2 IH20 WB SVC RD AT EX 0 —
84041463 Mar 3, 2025 TX L1 IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE 3 —
83968103 Feb 26, 2025 AL L2 COLLINSVILLE 1 OOS
84021179 Feb 25, 2025 GA L3 DOUGLASVILLE GA 2 OOS
83900374 Feb 17, 2025 LA L2 BREAUX BRIDGE LA 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85622941 Aug 20, 2025 TX L1 1XPBD49X3RD656704 OOS
84549696 Apr 29, 2025 TN L1 1XPBD49X3RD656704 OOS
82843765 Oct 3, 2024 GA L3 1XPBD49X3RD656704 —
80047076 Sep 21, 2023 TN L1 5JYFC4822KED10689 OOS
79652435 Sep 12, 2023 TN L1 5JYFC4822KED10689 —

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