Roadside Inspection 81499544

Roadside inspection on Apr 30, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: DODSON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 878816) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81499544
Date:
Apr 30, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
LAT:32 29'33.92"N L
Carrier (USDOT):
DODSON TRUCKING INC (878816)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R182955 (TX)

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 5.

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 39 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)
53%
38 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
7
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
12 violations · 1 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
38
31 violations · 5 OOS · 0.82 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 393.201(a) (Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken, severity weight 2). (393.201(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJAEDR9CPBD5773 TX R182955 WESTERN STAR 4900 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1C91140266S770592 TX 215B289 CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS 2006

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 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
81975442 Jun 24, 2024 TX L2 23733 US79 0
81950392 Jun 19, 2024 TX L2 SH 43 MM 303 1 OOS
81950275 Jun 19, 2024 TX L2 LOOP 281 1
81728215 May 24, 2024 TX L2 US 79 MM 322 0
81728438 May 22, 2024 TX L2 SH 43 0
81592473 May 10, 2024 TX L2 TX281 LOOP WB 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83186784 Nov 13, 2024 TX L2 1C91140266S770592
81975442 Jun 24, 2024 TX L2 1C91140266S770592
81975442 Jun 24, 2024 TX L2 5KJJAEDR9CPBD5773
81424684 Apr 19, 2024 TX L2 1C91140266S770592
81424684 Apr 19, 2024 TX L2 5KJJAEDR9CPBD5773

Related records