Roadside Inspection 84706692

Roadside inspection on May 16, 2025 in Tennessee • Carrier: HICKS TRANSPORT GROUP LLC (USDOT 4027505) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84706692
Date:
May 16, 2025
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NEWPORT TN
Operating authority:
MC1520728
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VW1839 (NC)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.30 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,404 Level 2 inspections in Tennessee during 2025
vs typical at NEWPORT TN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 146 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
78%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 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 393.201A-VSP (Van/OT Trailers - Side Panels damaged completely through in the bay area with sagging lower rail., severity weight 2). (393.201A-VSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X0KJ285574 NC VW1839 KENWORTH T680 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5328Y378136 NC CR66938 Stoughton

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.28-WS-6 Wiring Systems - Bare, loose, dangling, chafing or poorly connected wires. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201A-VSP Van/OT Trailers - Side Panels damaged completely through in the bay area with sagging lower rail. 2 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
84240877 Mar 25, 2025 NC L2 NC211 NEAR ARCHIE RD 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87311259 Mar 17, 2026 NC L3 1XKYDP9X0KJ285574
83893076 Feb 18, 2025 NC L2 1DW1A5328Y378136
79255815 Jul 26, 2023 SC L3 1XKYDP9X0KJ285574

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