Roadside Inspection 79880286

Roadside inspection on Oct 5, 2023 in US • Carrier: HILLMAN HOTSHOT LLC (USDOT 3736856) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79880286
Date:
Oct 5, 2023
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY SPRINGS SD
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
60C-528 (OK)

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 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 US
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 34,325 Level 1 inspections in US during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C6UR5DL2NG297906 OK 60C-528 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
2500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V3F4124N6150690 OK CW5734 BIG TEX Big Tex 2022

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 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
80125676 Nov 8, 2023 MS L1 0
79954726 Oct 18, 2023 KS L1 8 OOS
79919729 Oct 13, 2023 TN L1 0
79679431 Sep 16, 2023 AL L3 INTERSTATE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83691237 Jan 22, 2025 IA L2 16V3F4124N6150690
79919729 Oct 13, 2023 TN L1 16V3F4124N6150690
79919729 Oct 13, 2023 TN L1 3C6UR5DL2NG297906

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