Roadside Inspection 83526864

Roadside inspection on Dec 6, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: DODSON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 878816) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83526864
Date:
Dec 6, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
1400 H G MOSLEY
Carrier (USDOT):
DODSON TRUCKING INC (878816)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
K193016 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 21.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.84 violations per inspection across 61 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 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)
45%
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
3
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
35 violations · 5 OOS · 0.88 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 396.3A1BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALXA7CG1FDGF1217 TX K193016 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2015

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2C Failure to obey traffic control device 5 Unsafe Driving
393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
83695874 Jan 24, 2025 AR L3 FOREMAN AR 0
83692972 Jan 23, 2025 TX L2 0
83557597 Jan 7, 2025 TX L2 TX149 1
83557095 Jan 6, 2025 TX L2 4 OOS
83517895 Dec 30, 2024 TX L2 SH 43 0
83406632 Dec 11, 2024 TX L2 TX43 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81435491 Apr 12, 2024 TX L2 3ALXA7CG1FDGF1217
79668235 Sep 11, 2023 TX L2 3ALXA7CG1FDGF1217

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