Roadside Inspection 79474273

Roadside inspection on Aug 22, 2023 in Ohio • Carrier: HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 3365861) • Vehicle: FORD TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79474273
Date:
Aug 22, 2023
State:
Ohio
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROAD SIDE
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K174115 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.89 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Ohio
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,762 Level 1 inspections in Ohio during 2023
vs typical at ROAD SIDE
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 593 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
37%
19 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
2
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
23 violations · 4 OOS · 1.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
36 violations · 6 OOS · 1.89 per inspection
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 393.43(d) (No or defective automatic trailer brake, severity weight 4). (393.43(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FDUF5GT7KEG25638 TX K174115 FORD F-550 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3EWGF4029PR000284 TX 396375T HORIZON TRAILERS Horizon Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
79903641 Oct 12, 2023 MO L1 STRAFFORD MO 3
79821168 Oct 2, 2023 WI L2 MENOMONIE SWEF 4 OOS
79716845 Sep 21, 2023 SC L3 LEXINGTON CNTY SECONDARY ROADS 2 OOS
79638922 Sep 11, 2023 MD L2 I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 1
79596203 Sep 5, 2023 TN L1 HAYWOOD SCALES 0
79583402 Sep 1, 2023 KS L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80407929 Dec 15, 2023 NM L1 1FDUF5GT7KEG25638 OOS
80407929 Dec 15, 2023 NM L1 3EWGF4029PR000284 OOS
79638922 Sep 11, 2023 MD L2 1FDUF5GT7KEG25638
79638922 Sep 11, 2023 MD L2 3EWGF4029PR000284

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