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Roadside Inspection 85598991

Roadside inspection on Aug 22, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: KALO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2953324) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
18
OOS Violations
2
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85598991
Date:
Aug 22, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
18
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX 44 SAN DIEGO
Carrier (USDOT):
KALO TRANSPORT LLC (2953324)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 387 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1L52425 (TX)

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 76.

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
18
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.90 violations per inspection across 94 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
18
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
18
17 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)
16%
49 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
4
8 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
18 violations · 1 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
49
175 violations · 17 OOS · 3.57 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 393.75A (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75A)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP7DB9X47D691632 TX 1L52425 PETERBILT 387 2007 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 0MZ809631 TX 116B354 Freightliner — — —

Violations Cited

18 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75C Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11TU Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-HWSLOW HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking - Outer Wheel 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
387.303B4 No copy of certificate of registration — General/Admin —

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
86121258 Oct 17, 2025 TX L2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE 1 —
85994922 Oct 3, 2025 TX L2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE 0 —
85953599 Oct 1, 2025 TX L2 820M US59 6 OOS
85940653 Sep 29, 2025 TX L2 — 4 —
85636385 Aug 27, 2025 TX L2 TX44 WB 0 —
85599022 Aug 21, 2025 TX L2 TX 44 SAN DIEGO 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87503181 Apr 3, 2026 TX L2 1XP7DB9X47D691632 OOS
84458057 Apr 15, 2025 TX L2 1XP7DB9X47D691632 OOS
83932779 Feb 17, 2025 TX L2 1XP7DB9X47D691632 OOS
79176548 Jul 12, 2023 TX L2 1XP7DB9X47D691632 —

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