Roadside Inspection 81086214

Roadside inspection on Mar 12, 2024 in Minnesota • Carrier: REFRIGERATION-HEATING INC (USDOT 3647585) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81086214
Date:
Mar 12, 2024
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOORHEAD
Vehicle:
FORD E-450 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
443EAJ (ND)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 3 median in Minnesota
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 17,979 Level 3 inspections in Minnesota during 2024
vs typical at MOORHEAD
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 734 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDXE4FNXNDC04486 ND 443EAJ FORD E-450 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
81505385 Apr 25, 2024 MN L1 DETROIT LAKES MN 1 OOS
81490870 Apr 25, 2024 MN L1 ERSKINE MN 0
81060414 Mar 5, 2024 MN L3 ERSKINE 3
80804282 Feb 8, 2024 MN L3 MOUNTAIN IRON 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86564418 Dec 8, 2025 MN L1 1FDXE4FNXNDC04486
81505385 Apr 25, 2024 MN L1 1FDXE4FNXNDC04486 OOS
81391625 Apr 16, 2024 WA L1 1FDXE4FNXNDC04486

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