Roadside Inspection 84766834

Roadside inspection on May 22, 2025 in North Carolina • Carrier: KLU TRANS LLC (USDOT 4263046) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84766834
Date:
May 22, 2025
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
KLU TRANS LLC (4263046)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
208326H (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
3
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.79 violations per inspection across 209 prior records
vs Level 3 median in North Carolina
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 59,474 Level 3 inspections in North Carolina during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
22%
209 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
150
562 violations · 59 OOS
Prior 90 days
209
792 violations · 81 OOS · 3.79 per inspection
Prior 365 days
209
792 violations · 81 OOS · 3.79 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 383.23A2 (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W3DM8PEC86631 IL 208326H FORD F-350 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5029ML011561 IL 980142ST KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2 Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2FT State or International Fuel Tax (IFTA) Violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
85317484 Jul 21, 2025 MD L2 HAGERSTOWN MD 3 OOS
85271965 Jul 21, 2025 ME L2 1
85275016 Jul 19, 2025 WY L1 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 1 OOS
85274240 Jul 19, 2025 IA L2 HWY 20 13 OOS
85269716 Jul 19, 2025 MT L2 HAUGAN MT 2
85268758 Jul 19, 2025 TN L1 GORDONSVILLE TN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85589190 Aug 20, 2025 MO L2 1FT8W3DM8PEC86631 OOS
85589190 Aug 20, 2025 MO L2 5VGFW5029ML011561 OOS
85033508 Jun 23, 2025 TN L1 1FT8W3DM8PEC86631
85033508 Jun 23, 2025 TN L1 5VGFW5029ML011561

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