Roadside Inspection 78763111

Roadside inspection on May 26, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD (USDOT 1304344) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78763111
Date:
May 26, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH 30 WESTBOUND MT PLEASANT
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R644006 (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 3.

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 this carrier's typical
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.38 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 115,177 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2023
vs typical at IH 30 WESTBOUND MT PLEASANT
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 687 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
75%
12 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
8
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.42 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.42 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 396.5(b) (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9GH66N425526 TX R644006 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER ME 2934436 Utility

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 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
79273710 Jul 25, 2023 TX L1 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 4 OOS
79273495 Jul 25, 2023 TX L2 IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE 0
79190301 Jul 17, 2023 TX L2 0
79155651 Jul 17, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0
79125430 Jul 9, 2023 TX L2 IH35 0
79101678 Jul 6, 2023 TX L2 IH 30 WESTBOUND MT PLEASANT 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83300431 Dec 2, 2024 TX L2 4V4NC9GH66N425526
80072046 Nov 1, 2023 MO L2 4V4NC9GH66N425526 OOS

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