Roadside Inspection 85209489

Roadside inspection on Jul 11, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: K3 TOWING RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1688968) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85209489
Date:
Jul 11, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE
Operating authority:
MC620356
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R704118 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 28.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 3,911 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
4
3 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)
50%
10 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
3
3 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
7 violations · 0 OOS · 0.70 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 393.45B2PC (Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit, severity weight 4). (393.45B2PC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXDP9X2HD433611 TX R704118 PETERBILT 389 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4B9BKDL27NH054949 TX 199C163 BRAZOS Brazos 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2W Excessive Weight violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2W Excessive Weight violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2W Excessive Weight violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit 4 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
84717802 May 14, 2025 TX L1 US287 NB CHILDRESS SCALE 2
84692126 May 14, 2025 CO L3 RYE CO 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87574176 Apr 13, 2026 TX L1 1XPXDP9X2HD433611 OOS
84457780 Apr 3, 2025 TX L2 4B9BKDL27NH054949 OOS
84296380 Mar 28, 2025 TX L2 1XPXDP9X2HD433611
82967547 Oct 18, 2024 TX L2 4B9BKDL27NH054949
82871398 Oct 4, 2024 TX L2 4B9BKDL27NH054949
81677963 May 17, 2024 TX L2 4B9BKDL27NH054949 OOS

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