Roadside Inspection 83993088

Roadside inspection on Feb 25, 2025 in Louisiana • Carrier: EP GROUND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 3068848) • 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 #:
83993088
Date:
Feb 25, 2025
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
JENNINGS LA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R728880 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in Louisiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 25,674 Level 3 inspections in Louisiana during 2025
vs typical at JENNINGS LA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 115 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 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDRXLSLP8945 TX R728880 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2532K7570401 TN U949991 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2019

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
392.22B-DFPWD Driver - Failed to place warning devices on the road surface. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.22A-D Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers. 1 Unsafe Driving

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88459061 Jul 19, 2026 AL L2 3AKJHHDRXLSLP8945
87723033 Apr 27, 2026 AR L3 1UYVS2532K7570401
86320932 Nov 13, 2025 NM L2 3AKJHHDRXLSLP8945 OOS
86255504 Nov 5, 2025 OK L2 1UYVS2532K7570401
80506427 Nov 21, 2023 NM L2 1UYVS2532K7570401
79634587 Sep 7, 2023 TX L2 3AKJHHDRXLSLP8945

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