Roadside Inspection 80720823

Roadside inspection on Jan 18, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: NORTHSTAR ENERGY SOLUTIONS LLC (USDOT 315249) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80720823
Date:
Jan 18, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 348 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
LWH4430 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.11 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
37%
19 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
19 violations · 1 OOS · 4.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
59 violations · 6 OOS · 3.11 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NP3LJ9XXJM463951 TX LWH4430 PETERBILT 348 2018

Violations Cited

2 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
393.203(c) Hood not securely fastened 2 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
81165234 Mar 4, 2024 TX L2 9 OOS
80944754 Feb 22, 2024 TX L1 0
80721047 Jan 26, 2024 TX L3 2
80395483 Dec 12, 2023 TX L2 US281 SB SVC RD AT F 0
80278966 Nov 28, 2023 TX L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87323924 Mar 13, 2026 TX L1 2NP3LJ9XXJM463951 OOS
85737861 Sep 9, 2025 TX L1 2NP3LJ9XXJM463951 OOS
83206395 Nov 19, 2024 TX L2 2NP3LJ9XXJM463951 OOS

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