Roadside Inspection 80023290

Roadside inspection on Oct 26, 2023 in Missouri • Carrier: OATS INC (USDOT 169302) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L5
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 5

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80023290
Date:
Oct 26, 2023
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRIDGETON MO
Carrier (USDOT):
OATS INC (169302)
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
0G93A0 (MO)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 5 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.12 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 5 median in Missouri
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 826 Level 5 inspections in Missouri during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 5 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 65,202 Level 5 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.4%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 5 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
88%
34 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
12
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
4 violations · 2 OOS · 0.31 per inspection
Prior 365 days
34
4 violations · 2 OOS · 0.12 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.6× their typical violation rate (4 violations across 13 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.12 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 393.41-BNPB (Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit., severity weight 4). (393.41-BNPB)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDFE4FS8GDC23395 MO 0G93A0 FORD E-450 2016

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.41-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
80127395 Nov 8, 2023 MO L5 BRANSON 0
80121699 Nov 8, 2023 MO L1 BRANSON MO 0
80121639 Nov 8, 2023 MO L1 BRANSON MO 1 OOS
80121626 Nov 8, 2023 MO L2 BRANSON MO 0
80023291 Oct 26, 2023 MO L5 BRIDGETON MO 2
80023289 Oct 26, 2023 MO L5 BRIDGETON MO 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79796099 Sep 27, 2023 MO L5 1FDFE4FS8GDC23395

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