Roadside Inspection 78949437

Roadside inspection on Jun 15, 2023 in South Dakota • Carrier: HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 3365861) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78949437
Date:
Jun 15, 2023
State:
South Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JEFFERSON PORT OF ENTRY
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
K176578 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Controlled Substances/Alcohol, with a combined severity weight of 26.

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 South Dakota
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 2,170 Level 1 inspections in South Dakota during 2023
vs typical at JEFFERSON PORT OF ENTRY
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,167 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
5
4 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 392.4(a) (Driver uses or is in possession of drugs, severity weight 10). (392.4(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRJLXNG262392 TX K176578 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4ZEGP4027N1267118 TX 0824B31 LOAD TRAIL Load Trail 2022

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.4(a) Driver uses or is in possession of drugs 10 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
395.3(a)(3)(ii) Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes 7 Hours of Service
393.104(b) Damaged securement system/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79354251 Aug 8, 2023 MI L3 EB 1
79319631 Aug 2, 2023 UT L1 MONTICELLO PORT OF ENTRY 4 OOS
79172045 Jul 17, 2023 TN L1 THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES 1
79167785 Jul 17, 2023 AL L2 ROADSIDE 7
79134152 Jul 12, 2023 TN L1 0
79081044 Jul 3, 2023 FL L1 CLAY 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79576880 Sep 5, 2023 MD L3 3C63RRJLXNG262392
79384891 Aug 10, 2023 MO L1 3C63RRJLXNG262392 OOS
79384891 Aug 10, 2023 MO L1 4ZEGP4027N1267118 OOS
79328698 Aug 3, 2023 TN L1 3C63RRJLXNG262392 OOS
79328698 Aug 3, 2023 TN L1 4ZEGP4027N1267118 OOS

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