Roadside Inspection 79821168

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2023 in Wisconsin • Carrier: HOTSHOT FREIGHT SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 3365861) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79821168
Date:
Oct 2, 2023
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MENOMONIE SWEF
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
K172817 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 1.80 violations per inspection across 25 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Wisconsin
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 9,176 Level 2 inspections in Wisconsin during 2023
vs typical at MENOMONIE SWEF
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 262 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
32%
25 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
3
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
22 violations · 3 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
45 violations · 8 OOS · 1.80 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 (No/improper breakaway or emergency braking, severity weight 4). (393.43)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FT8X3BTXKEG23672 TX K172817 FORD F-350 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3EVGF4026R1108786 ME 5286731 RAWMAXX
Ticket: Oth
Rawmaxx 2024

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
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
80170541 Nov 15, 2023 AR L1 JOHNSON COUNTY 0
80143654 Nov 10, 2023 TN L1 I-24 COFFEE COUNTY SCALES 1
80126395 Nov 8, 2023 NM L1 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 0
80045334 Oct 25, 2023 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 4 OOS
79903641 Oct 12, 2023 MO L1 STRAFFORD MO 3
79716845 Sep 21, 2023 SC L3 LEXINGTON CNTY SECONDARY ROADS 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83771103 Feb 3, 2025 MO L1 3EVGF4026R1108786
79583402 Sep 1, 2023 KS L2 1FT8X3BTXKEG23672
79583402 Sep 1, 2023 KS L2 3EVGF4026R1108786
79354251 Aug 8, 2023 MI L3 1FT8X3BTXKEG23672
79354251 Aug 8, 2023 MI L3 3EVGF4026R1108786
79134152 Jul 12, 2023 TN L1 1FT8X3BTXKEG23672

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