Roadside Inspection 78778539

Roadside inspection on May 22, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: N A EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3224545) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78778539
Date:
May 22, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
N A EXPRESS INC (3224545)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
203219H (IL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 61,780 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2023

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 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 3C63RRGLXNG378666 IL 203219H RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5SHFW5021GB000339 IL 283AB638 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NE, INC. 2016

Violations Cited

4 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
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41(a) Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either failing to produce a medical certificate or having an expired medical certificate. 1 Driver Fitness

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
79146806 Jul 14, 2023 IL L3 I72 1 OOS
79097857 Jul 7, 2023 IA L1 I-35 NB 6 OOS
79003810 Jun 27, 2023 KY L1 FRANKLIN 0
78862866 Jun 10, 2023 IL L1 I-57 NB 3 OOS
78740891 May 25, 2023 TN L1 0
78518762 May 2, 2023 IA L3 I-35 208 MM SB 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81417795 Apr 17, 2024 WI L2 3C63RRGLXNG378666 OOS
80867629 Feb 8, 2024 UT L3 5SHFW5021GB000339
80867629 Feb 8, 2024 UT L3 3C63RRGLXNG378666
80810839 Feb 1, 2024 FL L1 3C63RRGLXNG378666
80810839 Feb 1, 2024 FL L1 5SHFW5021GB000339
80451091 Nov 30, 2023 CO L2 3C63RRGLXNG378666
80451091 Nov 30, 2023 CO L2 5SHFW5021GB000339
80006432 Oct 24, 2023 TN L3 3C63RRGLXNG378666

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