Roadside Inspection 78688262

Roadside inspection on May 17, 2023 in Louisiana • Carrier: GUARDIAN EXPRESS LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3779423) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78688262
Date:
May 17, 2023
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SCALES
Vehicle:
FORD F-450 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
SGL4966 (TX)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 1.

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 Louisiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 9,961 Level 3 inspections in Louisiana during 2023
vs typical at SCALES
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 220 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8W4DT8NEF03041 TX SGL4966 FORD F-450 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16VGX3522L6037160 TX 123B344 BIG TEX Big Tex 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) 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
78443937 Apr 17, 2023 TX L2 IH 45 NORTHBOUND NEW WAVERLY 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85141218 Jul 1, 2025 TX L1 1FT8W4DT8NEF03041 OOS
84593049 Apr 29, 2025 TX L1 1FT8W4DT8NEF03041 OOS
82912447 Oct 10, 2024 TX L1 1FT8W4DT8NEF03041 OOS
82074630 Jul 5, 2024 TX L2 1FT8W4DT8NEF03041 OOS
81297713 Apr 2, 2024 TX L2 1FT8W4DT8NEF03041
80010621 Oct 19, 2023 TX L1 1FT8W4DT8NEF03041
79901163 Oct 6, 2023 TX L2 1FT8W4DT8NEF03041
78443937 Apr 17, 2023 TX L2 1FT8W4DT8NEF03041

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