Roadside Inspection 81950392

Roadside inspection on Jun 19, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: DODSON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 878816) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81950392
Date:
Jun 19, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SH 43 MM 303
Carrier (USDOT):
DODSON TRUCKING INC (878816)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R182962 (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 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 43 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
40 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
11 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
36 violations · 6 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 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJAEDR4DPFA5982 TX R182962 WESTERN STAR 4900 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4T91A2327LA086019 TX 119C356 OX
Ticket: Trav
Tishomingo Acquisition 2020

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 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
82425916 Aug 15, 2024 TX L2 TX571 LOOP 0
82437147 Aug 9, 2024 TX L1 2
82328482 Aug 5, 2024 TX L2 2
82318077 Jul 31, 2024 TX L2 0
82280856 Jul 30, 2024 TX L2 0
81975442 Jun 24, 2024 TX L2 23733 US79 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88174281 Jun 16, 2026 TX L2 5KJJAEDR4DPFA5982
85892965 Sep 17, 2025 TX L2 5KJJAEDR4DPFA5982 OOS
84854614 Jun 2, 2025 TX L2 5KJJAEDR4DPFA5982 OOS
82980106 Oct 21, 2024 TX L2 4T91A2327LA086019
82425916 Aug 15, 2024 TX L2 5KJJAEDR4DPFA5982
82425916 Aug 15, 2024 TX L2 4T91A2327LA086019
80396795 Dec 8, 2023 TX L2 4T91A2327LA086019
80396795 Dec 8, 2023 TX L2 5KJJAEDR4DPFA5982

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