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Roadside Inspection 85281004

Roadside inspection on Jul 15, 2025 in Minnesota • Carrier: MODES TRUCKING LTD COMPANY (USDOT 3478386) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85281004
Date:
Jul 15, 2025
State:
Minnesota
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ERSKINE MN
Operating authority:
MC1140727
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
3MA162 (OK)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.09 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Minnesota
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 8,456 Level 1 inspections in Minnesota during 2025
vs typical at ERSKINE MN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,478 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
0%
8 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
4 violations · 1 OOS · 1.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
19 violations · 2 OOS · 2.38 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C6UR5CLXRG413926 OK 3MA162 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
2500 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4M9BG4028R1144959 OK DK3571 MP
Ticket: Unknown
Gooseneck 2024 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
85735724 Sep 5, 2025 IA L2 — 4 OOS
85694077 Sep 4, 2025 OK L1 SEQUOYAH PORT OF ENTRY 1 —
85553783 Aug 20, 2025 AR L3 WEST MEMPHIS AR 0 —
85000544 Jun 19, 2025 MS L1 — 1 —
84954706 Jun 12, 2025 TN L1 JASPER TN 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87238673 Mar 4, 2026 AR L1 3C6UR5CLXRG413926 —
87238673 Mar 4, 2026 AR L1 4M9BG4028R1144959 —
86570313 Dec 12, 2025 KS L1 4M9BG4028R1144959 —
86570313 Dec 12, 2025 KS L1 3C6UR5CLXRG413926 —
85735724 Sep 5, 2025 IA L2 4M9BG4028R1144959 OOS
85735724 Sep 5, 2025 IA L2 3C6UR5CLXRG413926 OOS
85000544 Jun 19, 2025 MS L1 4M9BG4028R1144959 —
85000544 Jun 19, 2025 MS L1 3C6UR5CLXRG413926 —

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