Roadside Inspection 83640376

Roadside inspection on Jan 16, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: HARPERS HOT SHOT TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1958628) • 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 #:
83640376
Date:
Jan 16, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE
Operating authority:
MC702952
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R685493 (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 15.

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 1.34 violations per inspection across 129 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,421 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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)
39%
87 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
9
18 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
27
44 violations · 5 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
87
113 violations · 10 OOS · 1.30 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 393.207B (Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged, severity weight 7). (393.207B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7LSLR2558 TX R685493 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XCM443737 AL 52AA78D UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2012

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207B Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9T Inoperable tail lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 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
84170559 Mar 14, 2025 TX L2 IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE 0
84080650 Mar 7, 2025 NV L3 0
84059968 Mar 7, 2025 MO L2 WILLOW SPRINGS MO 0
84065707 Mar 6, 2025 TN L3 MANCHESTER TN 0
84066894 Mar 5, 2025 UT L3 BRIGHAM CITY UT 0
83870334 Feb 14, 2025 AL L2 ROADSIDE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88795789 Aug 24, 2026 TN L1 3AKJHHDR7LSLR2558
86559047 Dec 11, 2025 TN L3 1UYVS253XCM443737
86559047 Dec 11, 2025 TN L3 3AKJHHDR7LSLR2558
85166070 Jul 9, 2025 KY L2 1UYVS253XCM443737
83253068 Nov 24, 2024 IL L3 3AKJHHDR7LSLR2558
83156875 Nov 13, 2024 IL L3 3AKJHHDR7LSLR2558

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