Roadside Inspection 83557095

Roadside inspection on Jan 6, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: DODSON TRUCKING INC (USDOT 878816) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83557095
Date:
Jan 6, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
3104 US79
Carrier (USDOT):
DODSON TRUCKING INC (878816)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R182968 (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 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.89 violations per inspection across 64 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
41 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
9
9 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
41
40 violations · 5 OOS · 0.98 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGEDV5DSBZ6106 TX R182968 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MC424015E3140837 TX 023B781 MANAC TRAILERS USA Manac 2014

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 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
83932747 Feb 20, 2025 TX L2 US79 1
83927707 Feb 19, 2025 WA L2 CLE ELUM WA 7 OOS
83927865 Feb 17, 2025 LA L3 BOSSIER CITY LA 1
83842527 Feb 10, 2025 TX L2 TX43 0
83695874 Jan 24, 2025 AR L3 FOREMAN AR 0
83692972 Jan 23, 2025 TX L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88553897 Jul 27, 2026 TX L2 1FUJGEDV5DSBZ6106
88553897 Jul 27, 2026 TX L2 5MC424015E3140837
84469533 Apr 21, 2025 TX L2 1FUJGEDV5DSBZ6106
84469533 Apr 21, 2025 TX L2 5MC424015E3140837
83517895 Dec 30, 2024 TX L2 5MC424015E3140837
83517895 Dec 30, 2024 TX L2 1FUJGEDV5DSBZ6106
83291607 Nov 26, 2024 TX L2 5MC424015E3140837
83291607 Nov 26, 2024 TX L2 1FUJGEDV5DSBZ6106

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