Roadside Inspection 85990736

Roadside inspection on Oct 7, 2025 in New Jersey • Carrier: KAI LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3724986) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85990736
Date:
Oct 7, 2025
State:
New Jersey
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
KNOWLTON SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
KAI LOGISTICS LLC (3724986)
Vehicle:
HINO Conventional Type Truck STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZSX4422 (PA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 Level 1 median in New Jersey
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,785 Level 1 inspections in New Jersey during 2025
vs typical at KNOWLTON SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,228 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ8JV7K4S74397 PA ZSX4422 HINO Conventional Type Truck 2019

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201B-FR Frame - Cab or body mounts loose/broken/missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87139335 Feb 21, 2026 IL L2 5PVNJ8JV7K4S74397 OOS
87041556 Feb 13, 2026 AL L3 5PVNJ8JV7K4S74397
86699090 Dec 31, 2025 AL L3 5PVNJ8JV7K4S74397
83426549 Dec 17, 2024 KS L3 5PVNJ8JV7K4S74397
82349342 Aug 9, 2024 NC L2 5PVNJ8JV7K4S74397
82292437 Jul 29, 2024 WI L3 5PVNJ8JV7K4S74397
81039047 Mar 5, 2024 NC L2 5PVNJ8JV7K4S74397
80215245 Nov 20, 2023 MS L1 5PVNJ8JV7K4S74397

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