Roadside Inspection 88809772

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: WESCO GAS & WELDING SUPPLY INC (USDOT 159716) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88809772
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
ELMWOOD LA
Vehicle:
FORD F-650 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
2A08TPY (AL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.45 violations per inspection across 146 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Louisiana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,666 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at ELMWOOD LA
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 126 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 407,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
36 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
5
5 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
6 violations · 2 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
36
25 violations · 6 OOS · 0.69 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 177.834A-HMC (HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, under conditions normally incident to transportation., severity weight 10). (177.834A-HMC)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3FRNF6FC0CV296970 AL 2A08TPY FORD F-650 2012

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
177.834A-HMC HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, under conditions normally incident to transportation. 10 Hazardous Materials OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 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
88781781 Aug 24, 2026 AL L2 0
88761124 Aug 21, 2026 AL L2 0
88759675 Aug 21, 2026 MS L1 2 OOS
88738385 Aug 19, 2026 MS L3 0
88600021 Aug 3, 2026 LA L1 3 OOS
88425788 Jul 15, 2026 US L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85887176 Sep 25, 2025 LA L2 3FRNF6FC0CV296970
80927298 Feb 22, 2024 LA L1 3FRNF6FC0CV296970 OOS
80229997 Nov 16, 2023 LA L1 3FRNF6FC0CV296970

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