Roadside Inspection 80977711

Roadside inspection on Feb 21, 2024 in Colorado • Carrier: TUTASH EXPRESS INC (USDOT 3487141) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80977711
Date:
Feb 21, 2024
State:
Colorado
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FORT COLLINS CO
Carrier (USDOT):
TUTASH EXPRESS INC (3487141)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.03 violations per inspection across 281 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Colorado
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 24,607 Level 3 inspections in Colorado during 2024
vs typical at FORT COLLINS CO
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 456 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
281 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
46
40 violations · 6 OOS
Prior 90 days
119
96 violations · 12 OOS · 0.81 per inspection
Prior 365 days
281
289 violations · 35 OOS · 1.03 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8JSJU6244 IL SPG454366 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V482K6NJ754018 IL T552454 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPCDOOS HOS (Property) - Co-driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 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
81472700 Apr 21, 2024 IL L3 2
81421457 Apr 21, 2024 IA L2 1
81449719 Apr 20, 2024 CA L2 GRAPEVINE IF 1
81405832 Apr 20, 2024 ID L3 CALDWELL ID 1
81475331 Apr 19, 2024 CA L2 DESESRT HILL ENFORCEMENT FACIL 0
81440069 Apr 19, 2024 MT L3 BILLINGS MT 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86713127 Jan 5, 2026 WV L3 3AKJHHDR8JSJU6244
84832809 May 30, 2025 SD L3 3H3V482K6NJ754018
84315580 Apr 2, 2025 MS L3 3AKJHHDR8JSJU6244
83541583 Jan 3, 2025 CA L2 3AKJHHDR8JSJU6244
83410371 Dec 16, 2024 TN L2 3AKJHHDR8JSJU6244
83153283 Nov 13, 2024 UT L1 3H3V482K6NJ754018
81820350 Jun 9, 2024 AR L2 3AKJHHDR8JSJU6244 OOS
81650443 May 14, 2024 ND L1 3H3V482K6NJ754018

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