Roadside Inspection 79559546

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2023 in Minnesota • Carrier: EDWARDS OIL INC (USDOT 207982) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79559546
Date:
Aug 31, 2023
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE
Carrier (USDOT):
EDWARDS OIL INC (207982)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YTE1213 (MN)

What this inspection means

4 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.91 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Minnesota
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,418 Level 3 inspections in Minnesota during 2023
vs typical at SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 511 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
4
4 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
36%
11 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
4
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
14 violations · 2 OOS · 1.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
21 violations · 4 OOS · 1.91 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH5RN639883 MN YTE1213 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PMA24526T1016035 MN 7074STA POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 1996

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
80040638 Oct 30, 2023 MN L3 THOMPSON 0
79496859 Aug 23, 2023 MN L1 COOK 2 OOS
79398627 Aug 14, 2023 MN L2 SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE 3
79384743 Aug 11, 2023 MN L3 COTTON 1
79306863 Aug 2, 2023 MN L1 SAGINAW WEIGH SCALE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86063297 Oct 9, 2025 MN L3 1PMA24526T1016035
86063297 Oct 9, 2025 MN L3 4V4NC9EH5RN639883
81733906 May 23, 2024 MN L1 4V4NC9EH5RN639883 OOS
78831186 Jun 7, 2023 MN L3 1PMA24526T1016035

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