Roadside Inspection 88874005

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in North Dakota • Carrier: HARMS OIL COMPANY (USDOT 175877) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88874005
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
North Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
BUXTON ND
Carrier (USDOT):
HARMS OIL COMPANY (175877)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PR51380 (SD)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 2 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 0.42 violations per inspection across 440 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Dakota
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 2,828 Level 2 inspections in North Dakota during 2026
vs typical at BUXTON ND
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 549 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 554,421 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
77%
96 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
7
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
38
13 violations · 1 OOS · 0.34 per inspection
Prior 365 days
96
33 violations · 4 OOS · 0.34 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBWDV9SLVJ4599 SD PR51380 WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 558MSB441SB009282 SD 27917P MAC MAC 2025

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 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
88824127 Aug 26, 2026 SD L1 TILFORD SD 0
88806977 Aug 26, 2026 SD L1 TILFORD SD 0
88629064 Aug 6, 2026 SD L2 0
88623888 Aug 5, 2026 SD L2 0
88615656 Aug 5, 2026 SD L2 0
88609754 Aug 4, 2026 NE L2 1 OOS

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