Roadside Inspection 82521169

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2024 in Louisiana • Carrier: FRANCIS TRANS INC (USDOT 1655728) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82521169
Date:
Aug 26, 2024
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
FRANCIS TRANS INC (1655728)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R722908 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.46 violations per inspection across 59 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Louisiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 20,371 Level 3 inspections in Louisiana during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 25,542 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
55 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
4
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
12 violations · 6 OOS · 0.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
55
80 violations · 16 OOS · 1.45 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 395.3(a)(2) (Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit, severity weight 7). (395.3(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCK37LX03908 TX R722908 FREIGHTLINER CST120 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W62L776068 TX 219C567 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2002

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3(a)(2) Driving beyond 11-hour driving limit 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.15(i)(5) Onboard recording device does not display required information 1 Hours of Service
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/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
82875195 Oct 8, 2024 TN L3 MANCHESTER TN 0
82748045 Sep 24, 2024 OH L2 PREBLE COUNTY 2
82730696 Sep 23, 2024 AR L3 LITTLE ROCK AR 1
82712288 Sep 18, 2024 TN L3 INTERSTATE 40 0
82662851 Sep 15, 2024 AR L3 HOPE AR 0
82612658 Sep 6, 2024 TX L2 IH35 SB DEVINE SCALE 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88497300 Jul 21, 2026 LA L1 1FUJBBCK37LX03908 OOS
88497300 Jul 21, 2026 LA L1 1JJV532W62L776068 OOS
86092835 Oct 17, 2025 LA L3 1FUJBBCK37LX03908
86092835 Oct 17, 2025 LA L3 1JJV532W62L776068
85174094 Jul 8, 2025 LA L3 1FUJBBCK37LX03908
85174094 Jul 8, 2025 LA L3 1JJV532W62L776068

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Recent activity at ROADSIDE

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