Roadside Inspection 83815792

Roadside inspection on Feb 5, 2025 in Wisconsin • Carrier: MIDNIGHT START LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 4171566) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83815792
Date:
Feb 5, 2025
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HUDSON WI
Operating authority:
MC1604612
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
TP2787 (NC)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 Level 2 median in Wisconsin
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,369 Level 2 inspections in Wisconsin during 2025
vs typical at HUDSON WI
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,678 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
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 395.8E-HOSPD (HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL8KG533730 NC TP2787 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7NRGG4026RF400526 TN 572432T Tlr

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 Unsafe Driving
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
390.19TG Filing an MCS-150 with false or misleading information. General/Admin

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
83968434 Feb 26, 2025 KY L1 ASHLAND 3 OOS
83396297 Dec 12, 2024 OH L3 CAMBRIDGE OH 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87979073 May 27, 2026 IN L2 3C63RRGL8KG533730 OOS
87189291 Mar 2, 2026 NC L1 3C63RRGL8KG533730 OOS
86638601 Dec 22, 2025 MD L2 3C63RRGL8KG533730
86563620 Dec 12, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRGL8KG533730
83968434 Feb 26, 2025 KY L1 3C63RRGL8KG533730 OOS
83968434 Feb 26, 2025 KY L1 7NRGG4026RF400526 OOS

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