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Roadside Inspection 83762908

Roadside inspection on Jan 31, 2025 in Ohio • Carrier: CARDINAL CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 3001630) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83762908
Date:
Jan 31, 2025
State:
Ohio
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BELMONT OH
Operating authority:
MC24400
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
87KT9H (MO)

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 27.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.23 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Ohio
7
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 25,384 Level 2 inspections in Ohio during 2025
vs typical at BELMONT OH
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 43 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
44%
9 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
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
6 violations · 2 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
14 violations · 3 OOS · 1.56 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 393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-MT20 (Coupling - More than 20% of the fifth wheel fasteners on either side missing/ineffective., severity weight 3). (393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-MT20)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X4LJ371181 MO 87KT9H KENWORTH T680 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF53A29JR044151 MT 418111D REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2018 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55C2-B Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-MT20 Coupling - More than 20% of the fifth wheel fasteners on either side missing/ineffective. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.87A-FPLR Flag - Required rear flag - no flag on the rear of a projecting load - when load is longer than 4 feet. 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service —

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
84038002 Feb 27, 2025 NC L3 I95 NB AT THE 127MM 1 —
83600616 Jan 14, 2025 KY L1 FRANKLIN 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86626830 Dec 17, 2025 WA L3 1RNF53A29JR044151 —
86577869 Dec 11, 2025 AR L3 1RNF53A29JR044151 —
86514281 Dec 5, 2025 SD L1 1RNF53A29JR044151 OOS
84509520 Apr 25, 2025 MO L2 1XKYDP9X4LJ371181 OOS
84509520 Apr 25, 2025 MO L2 1RNF53A29JR044151 OOS
84344996 Apr 6, 2025 AR L3 1XKYDP9X4LJ371181 —
84344996 Apr 6, 2025 AR L3 1RNF53A29JR044151 —
82740687 Sep 17, 2024 MN L3 1RNF53A29JR044151 —

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