Roadside Inspection 82054077

Roadside inspection on Jul 2, 2024 in Minnesota • Carrier: VSM EXPRESS WORLDWIDE LLC (USDOT 3285088) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
3
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
2
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82054077
Date:
Jul 2, 2024
State:
Minnesota
Type:
Units inspected:
3
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COKATO MN
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R598386 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 31.

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
10
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.10 violations per inspection across 50 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Minnesota
10
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 9,765 Level 1 inspections in Minnesota during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
10
9 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)
19%
43 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
13
49 violations · 5 OOS · 3.77 per inspection
Prior 365 days
43
119 violations · 16 OOS · 2.77 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 393.47(b) (Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle, severity weight 4). (393.47(b))

Units Inspected

3 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDV9PSNM1882 TX R598386 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H6KR4326N3115611 TX 201B845 POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2022
4 SEMI-TRAILER 3H6KR4326N3115611 TX 201B845 POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2022

Violations Cited

10 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(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
393.47(b) Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service

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
82580775 Aug 29, 2024 MN L1 MOORHEAD MN 26 OOS
82537091 Aug 29, 2024 NM L1 CLAYTON PORT OF ENTRY 0
82517124 Aug 27, 2024 MT L3 BILLINGS MT 2
82493990 Aug 27, 2024 SD L1 WATERTOWN SD 5
82492213 Aug 25, 2024 ND L1 BISMARCK ND 5
82477019 Aug 25, 2024 SD L1 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86467252 Dec 3, 2025 KS L3 3H6KR4326N3115611
86467252 Dec 3, 2025 KS L3 3AKJHLDV9PSNM1882
86467252 Dec 3, 2025 KS L3 3H6KR4326N3115611
85992365 Oct 8, 2025 KS L2 3H6KR4326N3115611
85992365 Oct 8, 2025 KS L2 3AKJHLDV9PSNM1882
85779606 Sep 14, 2025 KS L3 3H6KR4326N3115611
85779606 Sep 14, 2025 KS L3 3AKJHLDV9PSNM1882
85655963 Aug 30, 2025 KS L3 3H6KR4326N3115611

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