Ruston
Roadside inspection site in Louisiana • 370 inspections on record
Ruston is a roadside inspection site in Louisiana where state law-enforcement officers conduct commercial-vehicle inspections under the federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). Most inspections at this site are Level III — Driver Only. Inspectors have been on site within the last 30 days. Use this page to see how often the site is active, what violations inspectors most often cite, which carriers come through, and how the out-of-service rate compares to the state average.
High-activity inspection station
Ruston has hosted FMCSA-recorded inspections within the last 30 days. It's currently an active stop on the MCSAP enforcement circuit and you should expect inspectors on site at typical operating hours.
- Name:
- Ruston
- State:
- Louisiana (LA)
- Total Inspections (station key):
- 370
- OOS Rate:
- 14.3%
- Active Since:
- Dec 9, 2024
- Latest Inspection:
- Oct 14, 2026
Ranks 46th by inspection volume in Louisiana.
Two inspection totals for this site
- 370 inspections are attributed to this station_key (hero stats + level breakdown below).
- 462 inspections match the site’s feed-label / reported-location rollup (same population as the linked inspection-feed label cluster pages). That count includes rows that share the raw FMCSA location text but are not yet keyed to this canonical station.
About This Inspection Site
Ruston is a roadside inspection location in Louisiana where FMCSA-certified inspectors conduct safety inspections of commercial motor vehicles under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). This site has 370 recorded inspections attributed to its station key from Dec 9, 2024 to Oct 14, 2026 .
A total of 313 unique carriers have been inspected at this site. The average number of violations per inspection is 1.3. The out-of-service rate is 14.3%, meaning a moderate number of inspected vehicles or drivers are placed out of service for safety deficiencies.
Inspections follow CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) North American Standard procedures and may include weight checks, credential verification, mechanical inspection, hours-of-service compliance review, and hazardous materials documentation checks. Vehicles or drivers that fail critical safety criteria are placed out of service until deficiencies are corrected.
The most frequently cited violation at this site is Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers. (Unsafe Driving) with 42 citations , followed by Driver - Failed to place warning devices on the road surface. (40 citations) . A total of 77 distinct violation codes have been cited at this location.
Reported inspection-feed labels
Raw FMCSA reported-location label recorded on inspections already attributed to this station key. Tile counts use that station-key scope (same population as the hero). Each link opens the audit/evidence cluster page for that label — every inspection FMCSA filed under that exact reported text in the Louisiana inspection feed, including rows not yet keyed to this canonical station. Those cluster pages can therefore show a higher total. For the deep canonical-station view, you're already here.
Inspection Level Breakdown
370 station-key inspections by CVSA level (same total as the hero).
Most-Cited Violations at This Station
Top 10 FMCSR codes by citation count. Full violation-code table →
| # | Code | Citations | OOS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 392.22A-D | 42 | 0.0% |
| 2 | 392.22B-DFPWD | 40 | 0.0% |
| 3 | 392.16-D | 32 | 0.0% |
| 4 | 396.17C-PI | 32 | 0.0% |
| 5 | 392.2-SLLEWG1 | 28 | 0.0% |
| 6 | 392.2-SLLEWA1 | 28 | 0.0% |
| 7 | 393.75A3-TAOL | 23 | 100.0% |
| 8 | 392.2-SLLEQP | 19 | 0.0% |
| 9 | 393.48A-BIBD | 14 | 0.0% |
| 10 | 392.82DUMT | 13 | 0.0% |
Top Carriers Inspected Here
Carriers most frequently inspected at this site — top 25 by inspection count. Browse all 313 carriers →
| # | Carrier | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MURPHY BROS TRUCKING & CONSTRUCTION LLC | 9 |
| 2 | STATELINE HOLDINGS LLC | 6 |
| 3 | BURNHAM CONSTRUCTION INC | 4 |
| 4 | WERNER ENTERPRISES INC | 3 |
| 5 | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC OF IOWA | 3 |
| 6 | FIRSTFLEET INC | 3 |
| 7 | MALONE PROPERTIES INC | 3 |
| 8 | NEW PRIME INC | 2 |
| 9 | CR ENGLAND INC | 2 |
| 10 | AVERITT EXPRESS INC | 2 |
| 11 | CRST EXPEDITED INC | 2 |
| 12 | SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC | 2 |
| 13 | WAL-MART TRANSPORTATION LLC | 2 |
| 14 | FOSTER POULTRY FARMS LLC | 2 |
| 15 | AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION | 2 |
| 16 | WAYNE SMITH TRUCKING INC | 2 |
| 17 | BANCROFT AND SONS TRANSPORTATION LLC | 2 |
| 18 | ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC | 2 |
| 19 | FLUID DISPOSAL SPECIALTIES INC | 2 |
| 20 | PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP | 2 |
| 21 | ALLEN E TRAHERN JR | 2 |
| 22 | MIDWEST LOGISTICS SYSTEMS LTD | 2 |
| 23 | DG LOGISTICS, LLC | 2 |
| 24 | KOREY DIXON | 2 |
| 25 | MASHBURN LOGGING INC | 2 |
Monthly Inspection Volume
Inspections per month, last 20 months on chart.
Peer Stations in Louisiana
Stations of similar inspection volume — useful for comparing OOS rates and operating patterns.
OOS Rate vs Louisiana Average
How this site's out-of-service rate compares to the state-wide weighted average.
Recent Inspections
Latest 10 of 231 inspections at this site. View full inspection log →
Full record tables
Paginated carrier, inspection, and violation-code logs for this station.
About FMCSA inspection stations
FMCSA inspection stations — sometimes called weigh stations, scales, or ports of entry — are the physical points where state law-enforcement officers stop commercial motor vehicles to conduct safety inspections, weight checks, and credential verification. The federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) funds the inspector workforce; the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) defines the inspection-level standards (Levels I through VI). Every report becomes part of FMCSA's national inspection file, which is what TruckCodex mirrors here.
A station's "OOS rate" — out-of-service rate — measures the share of inspections that ended with the vehicle, driver, or both placed out of service. A high OOS rate doesn't necessarily mean the inspectors are stricter; more often it reflects the population of carriers passing through the corridor. A low OOS rate often means the station is on a route used by larger, well-maintained fleets running regular pre-trip programs.
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