Roadside Inspection 81733906

Roadside inspection on May 23, 2024 in Minnesota • Carrier: EDWARDS OIL INC (USDOT 207982) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81733906
Date:
May 23, 2024
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FOREST LAKE MN
Carrier (USDOT):
EDWARDS OIL INC (207982)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YTE1213 (MN)

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 18.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.65 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Minnesota
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 9,765 Level 1 inspections in Minnesota during 2024
vs typical at FOREST LAKE MN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 90 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
3
2 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)
32%
22 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
33 violations · 5 OOS · 1.50 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH5RN639883 MN YTE1213 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1H4T0432XNL008001 MN STB4628 Tank

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 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
82167671 Jul 14, 2024 MN L1 SAGINAW MN 0
82108375 Jul 7, 2024 MN L3 EVELETH MN 2
82089678 Jul 5, 2024 MN L3 EVELETH MN 1
82031112 Jun 27, 2024 MN L3 SAGINAW MN 2
81988952 Jun 22, 2024 MN L3 CARLTON MN 1
81754281 May 25, 2024 MN L3 SAGINAW MN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86063297 Oct 9, 2025 MN L3 4V4NC9EH5RN639883
85561298 Aug 15, 2025 MN L3 1H4T0432XNL008001
84795723 May 21, 2025 MN L3 1H4T0432XNL008001
80515471 Jan 2, 2024 MN L3 1H4T0432XNL008001
79559546 Aug 31, 2023 MN L3 4V4NC9EH5RN639883

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