Roadside Inspection 81647336

Roadside inspection on May 12, 2024 in Minnesota • Carrier: PAUL TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1082105) • Vehicle: ISUZU STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
81647336
Date:
May 12, 2024
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WORTHINGTON
Operating authority:
MC449259
Vehicle:
ISUZU NPR/NPR-HD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
14450W2 (CA)

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 8.

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 0.89 violations per inspection across 277 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Minnesota
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 9,765 Level 1 inspections in Minnesota during 2024
vs typical at WORTHINGTON
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 178 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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)
54%
250 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
21
24 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
61
56 violations · 7 OOS · 0.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
250
225 violations · 35 OOS · 0.90 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 393.45(d) (Brake connections with leaks or constrictions, severity weight 4). (393.45(d))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK JALC4W168F7000771 CA 14450W2 ISUZU NPR/NPR-HD 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N153207J1525729 OK AH4934 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 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
82114664 Jul 10, 2024 AR L3 HACKETT AR 1
82082673 Jul 9, 2024 NM L3 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0
82058759 Jul 3, 2024 MS L3 0
82052329 Jul 2, 2024 GA L3 RINGGOLD GA 0
82029714 Jul 2, 2024 AR L3 HOPE AR 0
82069194 Jun 30, 2024 MO L3 BOONVILLE MO 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88970730 Sep 11, 2026 KS L2 13N153207J1525729
82494381 Aug 27, 2024 US L1 13N153207J1525729
82494381 Aug 27, 2024 US L1 JALC4W168F7000771

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