Roadside Inspection 79740216

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2023 in Mississippi • Carrier: Z A CONSTRUCTION LLC (USDOT 2255283) • Vehicle: FORD TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79740216
Date:
Sep 24, 2023
State:
Mississippi
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-20 W
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A496203 (MS)
VIN:
1FDOW5HTXPEC36481

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.12 violations per inspection across 17 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Mississippi
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 6,926 Level 3 inspections in Mississippi during 2023
vs typical at I-20 W
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 210 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
17 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
29 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
31 violations · 2 OOS · 4.43 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
70 violations · 8 OOS · 4.12 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FDOW5HTXPEC36481 MS A496203 FORD F-550 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16VGX2525J6097909 MS 143889A BIG TEX Big Tex 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS

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
80176404 Nov 15, 2023 CA L2 ANTELOPE PLATFORM SCALE WB 4 OOS
80124264 Nov 9, 2023 AL L2 ROADSIDE 0
80069943 Nov 1, 2023 AR L3 DALLAS COUNTY 1
80051064 Oct 31, 2023 MN L3 WELCOME 2 OOS
79961392 Oct 18, 2023 CA L3 2
79960857 Oct 17, 2023 CA L2 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88100460 Jun 8, 2026 AL L1 16VGX2525J6097909
85864638 Sep 24, 2025 AL L1 16VGX2525J6097909
84540305 Apr 29, 2025 AL L1 16VGX2525J6097909

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