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Roadside Inspection 78609578

Roadside inspection on May 10, 2023 in Minnesota • Carrier: TAZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1268158) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78609578
Date:
May 10, 2023
State:
Minnesota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROYALTON
Carrier (USDOT):
TAZ TRUCKING INC (1268158)
Operating authority:
MC492697
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A65734 (KY)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Level 3 median in Minnesota
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,418 Level 3 inspections in Minnesota during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH8KN901210 KY A65734 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7SMF5EJ25RB000614 KY E6K954 FRUEHAUF INC.
Ticket: Freightliner
FRUEHAUF INC. 2024 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.22(h)(2) Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1 Hours of Service —

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
79050172 Jun 30, 2023 CA L1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 1 OOS
79033507 Jun 28, 2023 NY L2 — 0 —
79003051 Jun 27, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0 —
78981618 Jun 25, 2023 TN L3 ROADISDE 0 —
79052110 Jun 23, 2023 IN L3 I 64 WB 119 1 —
78966687 Jun 23, 2023 KY L3 BOWLING GREEN 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88256709 Jun 26, 2026 NC L3 4V4NC9EH8KN901210 —
84994105 Jun 12, 2025 IN L3 7SMF5EJ25RB000614 —
84340040 Mar 18, 2025 KY L3 7SMF5EJ25RB000614 —
83001914 Oct 23, 2024 IA L2 7SMF5EJ25RB000614 —
80574837 Jan 10, 2024 GA L3 4V4NC9EH8KN901210 —

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