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Roadside Inspection 78657324

Roadside inspection on May 17, 2023 in New York • Carrier: D RUBIO'S EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2823957) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78657324
Date:
May 17, 2023
State:
New York
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Operating authority:
MC942171
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AW425M (NJ)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 30.

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 New York
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 39,299 Level 2 inspections in New York during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
8
7 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 383.51(a) (Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.51(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKDXPTX5FJ421499 NJ AW425M KENWORTH T8 Series 2015 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.100(b) Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207(c) Leaf spring assembly defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —

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
79117285 Jul 11, 2023 NY L2 — 12 OOS
78673609 May 18, 2023 NY L2 — 9 OOS
78463488 Apr 26, 2023 NJ L2 PISCATAWAY SCALE 3 OOS
78346355 Apr 12, 2023 PA L2 — 3 —
78337644 Apr 10, 2023 NY L1 — 13 OOS
78337632 Apr 10, 2023 NY L1 — 21 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85835270 Sep 15, 2025 NY L2 1NKDXPTX5FJ421499 —
82555110 Aug 30, 2024 NJ L2 1NKDXPTX5FJ421499 —
81979473 Jun 18, 2024 NY L2 1NKDXPTX5FJ421499 —

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