Roadside Inspection 82521061
Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2024 in Louisiana • Carrier: BALLARD TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC (USDOT 3455190) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 82521061
- Date:
- Aug 27, 2024
- State:
- Louisiana
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 4
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- ROADSIDE
- Carrier (USDOT):
- BALLARD TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC (3455190)
- Operating authority:
- MC1126064
- Vehicle:
- FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- R725017 (TX)
- VIN:
- 3AKJGLDR2JSJV7374
What this inspection means
The driver 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 15.
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3AKJGLDR2JSJV7374 | TX R725017 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2018 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 1TTF48209Y2005972 | TX 233C301 |
TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
|
Transcraft | 2000 | — |
Violations Cited
4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395.8(a)(1) | Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service | 5 | Hours of Service | OOS |
| 393.47(e) | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.53(b) | CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.95(a) | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
Violation categories (BASICs)
Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85792257 | Sep 12, 2025 | TX | L2 | 1TTF48209Y2005972 | — |
| 85792257 | Sep 12, 2025 | TX | L2 | 3AKJGLDR2JSJV7374 | — |
| 83148260 | Nov 12, 2024 | TX | L2 | 1TTF48209Y2005972 | — |
| 83148260 | Nov 12, 2024 | TX | L2 | 3AKJGLDR2JSJV7374 | — |
| 81411749 | Apr 17, 2024 | TX | L2 | 3AKJGLDR2JSJV7374 | OOS |
| 81251029 | Mar 29, 2024 | TX | L2 | 3AKJGLDR2JSJV7374 | OOS |
Related records
Recent activity at ROADSIDE
Other carriers inspected here recently.
| Inspection | Date | Carrier | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83182007 | Nov 15, 2024 | HEAVY HAUL TRANSPORT LLC | 1 | — |
| 83166136 | Nov 14, 2024 | SUPER TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL LTD | 0 | — |
| 83104399 | Nov 3, 2024 | MEGA QUICK FREIGHT SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | — |
| 83104398 | Nov 3, 2024 | BURNOUT CARRIERS LLC | 3 | OOS |
| 83104397 | Nov 3, 2024 | MC TRANSPORT LLC | 3 | OOS |
| 83104355 | Nov 3, 2024 | ETA TRANS INC | 2 | — |