Roadside Inspection 79288616

Roadside inspection on Jul 31, 2023 in US • Carrier: FRONTERA EXPRESS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (USDOT 1205403) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79288616
Date:
Jul 31, 2023
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DEL RIOTX
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R548438 (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 5.

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
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.18 violations per inspection across 17 prior records
vs Level 2 median in US
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 8,176 Level 2 inspections in US during 2023
vs typical at DEL RIOTX
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 688 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
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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
17 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
6
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
18 violations · 2 OOS · 1.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
54 violations · 5 OOS · 3.18 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (18 violations across 13 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 3.18 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 393.201A-FRMC (Frame - Cracked/loose/broken frame member affecting support of functional components., severity weight 2). (393.201A-FRMC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X8FJ432969 TX R548438 KENWORTH T680 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2480XA100413 OK 3771KD UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 1999

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.70B1I-CDFWFMI-LT20 Coupling - 20% or less of the fifth wheel fasteners on either side missing/ineffective. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201A-FRMC Frame - Cracked/loose/broken frame member affecting support of functional components. 2 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
79811318 Sep 26, 2023 TX L2 EAGLE PASS POE 4
79748396 Sep 23, 2023 TX L1 CAMINO REAL PORT OF 1
79747617 Sep 22, 2023 TX L1 CAMINO REAL POE 5
79724429 Sep 22, 2023 US L1 DEL RIOTX 0
79734769 Sep 21, 2023 TX L1 555 MONROE ST CAMINO 1 OOS
79729649 Sep 21, 2023 LA L1 BREAUX BRIDGE 6

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88757880 Aug 20, 2026 US L2 1XKYD49X8FJ432969
88578051 Jul 30, 2026 TX L2 1XKYD49X8FJ432969 OOS
85941011 Sep 29, 2025 TX L2 1UYFS2480XA100413 OOS
82898385 Oct 14, 2024 US L1 1XKYD49X8FJ432969
82679193 Sep 13, 2024 US L1 1XKYD49X8FJ432969 OOS
78803412 Jun 2, 2023 US L2 1XKYD49X8FJ432969 OOS

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