Roadside Inspection 78497887

Roadside inspection on Apr 27, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: RCS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1039405) • Vehicle: TEMSA BUS

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78497887
Date:
Apr 27, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
TEMSA TS35 BUS
Ticket make:
Other
Plate:
NVA9MJ (AZ)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Level 2 median in Texas
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 115,177 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2023

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 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
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 395.8(k)(2) (Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status, severity weight 5). (395.8(k)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 BUS NLTRPPN78A1000063 AZ NVA9MJ TEMSA
Ticket: Other
TS35 2010

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(k)(2) Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.62(a) No or Defective bus emergency exits 1 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
78802258 Jun 2, 2023 CA L2 SAN ONOFRE IF 1 OOS
78548238 May 5, 2023 CA L1 DIRT 1
78455650 Apr 25, 2023 NM L2 1
78444238 Apr 18, 2023 TX L2 0
78347576 Apr 10, 2023 TX L2 3 OOS

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