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Roadside Inspection 78653673

Roadside inspection on May 12, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C V (USDOT 558899) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78653673
Date:
May 12, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PHARR/HIDALGO BRIDGE
Operating authority:
MX243121
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
44AA6U (MX)

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 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.18 violations per inspection across 67 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 61,780 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
48%
65 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
55
76 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
65
78 violations · 5 OOS · 1.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
65
78 violations · 5 OOS · 1.20 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 393.43(a) (No/improper tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJCYDJ9HDHY4349 MX 44AA6U FREIGHTLINER M2 2017 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2535L3034504 MX 98UF9M UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.83(g) Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
79286541 Jul 11, 2023 TX L1 IH 2 EASTBOUND ALAMO 0 —
79204363 Jul 11, 2023 US L1 PHARRTX 0 —
79161780 Jul 11, 2023 TX L1 — 3 —
79125180 Jul 11, 2023 TX L1 — 3 —
79204370 Jul 10, 2023 US L2 PHARRTX 0 —
79204393 Jul 8, 2023 US L2 PHARRTX 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89339044 Oct 21, 2026 TX L2 1UYVS2535L3034504 —
78847180 Jun 5, 2023 US L2 3AKJCYDJ9HDHY4349 OOS

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