Roadside Inspection 85360542

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2025 in Mississippi • Carrier: RUSA TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 4083230) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85360542
Date:
Jul 29, 2025
State:
Mississippi
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
ROADSIDE-KIRBY
Operating authority:
MC1553904
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XE8 43L (FL)

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 20.

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 Mississippi
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 13,395 Level 2 inspections in Mississippi during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 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-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD54FSGC4961 FL XE8 43L FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1NUFT28Z7WMNA0319 FL QB3 1NG Bens

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service
392.7A-D Driver - Failed to conduct pre-trip inspection or make use of required parts and accessories. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8D11-HOSF HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include shipping document number(s) or name of shipper and commodity for each 24 hour period. Date: 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
85753946 Sep 11, 2025 SC L2 MANNING SC 7 OOS
85377198 Jul 28, 2025 FL L2 LEE FL 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88755146 Aug 19, 2026 FL L2 3AKJGLD54FSGC4961
85753946 Sep 11, 2025 SC L2 1NUFT28Z7WMNA0319 OOS
85753946 Sep 11, 2025 SC L2 3AKJGLD54FSGC4961 OOS
85377198 Jul 28, 2025 FL L2 1NUFT28Z7WMNA0319
85377198 Jul 28, 2025 FL L2 3AKJGLD54FSGC4961

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