Roadside Inspection 78629597

Roadside inspection on May 13, 2023 in New Mexico • Carrier: HUGHES OILFIELD TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 876460) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78629597
Date:
May 13, 2023
State:
New Mexico
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RATON PORT OF ENTRY
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
K177033 (TX)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 15.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Mexico
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 10,704 Level 1 inspections in New Mexico during 2023
vs typical at RATON PORT OF ENTRY
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 604 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL7MG636379 TX K177033 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2021
2 FULL TRAILER 4P5LS3223M1341955 TX 349707M PJ PJ 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
79150427 Jul 1, 2023 TX L1 US285 0
78924405 Jun 14, 2023 TX L2 7 OOS
78834992 Jun 3, 2023 TX L2 5 OOS
78693997 May 17, 2023 TX L1 1
78670652 May 16, 2023 TX L1 1
78522928 Apr 27, 2023 TX L2 SW 1910 LOOP 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86516276 Dec 7, 2025 MS L1 3C63RRGL7MG636379 OOS
86501694 Dec 7, 2025 LA L3 3C63RRGL7MG636379 OOS
78924405 Jun 14, 2023 TX L2 3C63RRGL7MG636379 OOS

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