Roadside Inspection 80226933

Roadside inspection on Nov 10, 2023 in North Dakota • Carrier: HUGHES OILFIELD TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 876460) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80226933
Date:
Nov 10, 2023
State:
North Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
HWY 85 MM140
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Other
Plate:
K105389 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
3
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 3.28 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 3 median in North Dakota
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 2,104 Level 3 inspections in North Dakota during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
17%
18 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
2
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
9 violations · 2 OOS · 2.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
59 violations · 8 OOS · 3.28 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 395.8(e)(1) (Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status, severity weight 0). (395.8(e)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C63RRAL7KG536689 TX K105389 RAM
Ticket: Other
3500 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16VFX182751362527 TX 552417M BIG TEX Big Tex 2005

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status 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
80517241 Dec 28, 2023 TX L2 9 OOS
80496725 Dec 23, 2023 TX L2 1
80270185 Nov 22, 2023 TX L1 4 OOS
80208538 Nov 16, 2023 TX L2 IH20 EB 4
80053433 Oct 17, 2023 TX L2 0
80010585 Oct 17, 2023 TX L2 BUSINESS 20 EASTBOUN 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
78670652 May 16, 2023 TX L1 3C63RRAL7KG536689

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