Roadside Inspection 80121639

Roadside inspection on Nov 8, 2023 in Missouri • Carrier: OATS INC (USDOT 169302) • Vehicle: FORD BUS

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80121639
Date:
Nov 8, 2023
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRANSON MO
Carrier (USDOT):
OATS INC (169302)
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 BUS
Plate:
1G26A4 (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 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 this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.35 violations per inspection across 40 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Missouri
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 8,798 Level 1 inspections in Missouri 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
80%
40 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
10
12 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
14 violations · 5 OOS · 0.74 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
14 violations · 5 OOS · 0.35 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.1× their typical violation rate (14 violations across 19 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.35 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS 1FDFE4FS1KDC63830 MO 1G26A4 FORD E-450 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance 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
80127395 Nov 8, 2023 MO L5 BRANSON 0
80121699 Nov 8, 2023 MO L1 BRANSON MO 0
80121626 Nov 8, 2023 MO L2 BRANSON MO 0
80023291 Oct 26, 2023 MO L5 BRIDGETON MO 2
80023290 Oct 26, 2023 MO L5 BRIDGETON MO 2 OOS
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
80121626 Nov 8, 2023 MO L2 1FDFE4FS1KDC63830

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