Roadside Inspection 88935359

Roadside inspection on Sep 7, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: HOUSTON SPECIALIST CARGO LLC (USDOT 4093762) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88935359
Date:
Sep 7, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SULPHUR LA
Operating authority:
MC1567454
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
XVT7243 (TX)

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 4.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.92 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Louisiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 4,948 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at SULPHUR LA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 156 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 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)
9%
11 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
2
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
25 violations · 4 OOS · 4.17 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
48 violations · 8 OOS · 4.36 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C6UR5DL0NG247764 TX XVT7243 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
2500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3NGGF4024S1000888 TX XWJ6560 METALIUM INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Nationwide
METALIUM INDUSTRIES 2025

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 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
88936563 Sep 6, 2026 TX L2 TX 0
88735457 Aug 19, 2026 KY L1 3 OOS
88559047 Jul 28, 2026 MO L1 3
88395915 Jul 11, 2026 AR L3 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88143646 Jun 14, 2026 AL L1 3C6UR5DL0NG247764 OOS
88143646 Jun 14, 2026 AL L1 3NGGF4024S1000888 OOS
85552169 Aug 19, 2025 CO L1 3NGGF4024S1000888 OOS

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