Roadside Inspection 85613947

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2025 in Wisconsin • Carrier: HORIZEN LLC (USDOT 4400234) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
4
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85613947
Date:
Aug 25, 2025
State:
Wisconsin
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HUDSON WI
Carrier (USDOT):
HORIZEN LLC (4400234)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZZG8233 (PA)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 35.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
10
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.28 violations per inspection across 127 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Wisconsin
10
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 8,691 Level 1 inspections in Wisconsin during 2025
vs typical at HUDSON WI
10
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,994 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
10
9 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
25%
127 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
104
314 violations · 43 OOS
Prior 90 days
126
415 violations · 52 OOS · 3.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
127
417 violations · 53 OOS · 3.28 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 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRSCL3JG346285 PA ZZG8233 RAM 3500 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9AS4029FB540106 PA XRH2701 TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC Take 3 Trailers Inc 2015

Violations Cited

10 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
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.52A-B Insufficient Braking Force as a Percentage of Gross Vehicle Weight or Gross Combination Weight 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
86149143 Oct 24, 2025 IL L3 I-90 2 OOS
86155960 Oct 23, 2025 MT L1 MISSOULA MT 5 OOS
86161910 Oct 22, 2025 CA L2 2105 WARDROBE AVE 3 OOS
86133501 Oct 22, 2025 CA L2 6 OOS
86130409 Oct 21, 2025 MI L1 2 OOS
86124713 Oct 21, 2025 OH L2 WEST UNITY OH 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88236998 Jun 25, 2026 NJ L1 1T9AS4029FB540106
88236998 Jun 25, 2026 NJ L1 3C7WRSCL3JG346285
88247471 Jun 24, 2026 OH L2 3C7WRSCL3JG346285 OOS
88247471 Jun 24, 2026 OH L2 1T9AS4029FB540106 OOS
86389398 Nov 20, 2025 ND L3 1T9AS4029FB540106 OOS
86389398 Nov 20, 2025 ND L3 1T9AS4029FB540106 OOS
86389398 Nov 20, 2025 ND L3 3C7WRSCL3JG346285 OOS
86045062 Oct 9, 2025 SD L3 1T9AS4029FB540106

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