Roadside Inspection 79905966

Roadside inspection on Oct 13, 2023 in Arkansas • Carrier: JAMES RANDY HOPSON (USDOT 723281) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
1
8% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79905966
Date:
Oct 13, 2023
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SEVIER COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
JAMES RANDY HOPSON (723281)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
6FP063 (OK)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 36.

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 Level 2 median in Arkansas
13
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,166 Level 2 inspections in Arkansas during 2023
vs typical at SEVIER COUNTY
13
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 196 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
13
12 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
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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKXAFCG9FPGH9397 OK 6FP063 WESTERN STAR 4900 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYLT4029JPP09727 OK 6FT192 PITTS TRAILERS Pitts Trailers 2018

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.55(c)(2) CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
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.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85373155 Jul 30, 2025 OK L3 5KKXAFCG9FPGH9397
85373155 Jul 30, 2025 OK L3 5JYLT4029JPP09727
83707209 Jan 27, 2025 OK L3 5JYLT4029JPP09727
81531503 May 6, 2024 OK L3 5KKXAFCG9FPGH9397
81531503 May 6, 2024 OK L3 5JYLT4029JPP09727
80627678 Jan 17, 2024 OK L3 5KKXAFCG9FPGH9397
80627678 Jan 17, 2024 OK L3 5JYLT4029JPP09727
78737953 May 26, 2023 AR L3 5KKXAFCG9FPGH9397

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