Roadside Inspection 79320402

Roadside inspection on Jul 18, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: ALAMO TRANSIT COMPANY (USDOT 1941898) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79320402
Date:
Jul 18, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
300 MERCURY
Vehicle:
MACK CX (Vision) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M33451 (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 4.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.95 violations per inspection across 41 prior records
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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
30%
40 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
9
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
34
58 violations · 7 OOS · 1.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
80 violations · 9 OOS · 2.00 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AE07Y3YW005378 TX 1M33451 MACK CX (Vision) 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTSN422485T37118 TX 207B081 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2008

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9(a)(2) Failing to secure vehicle equipment 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
79923413 Sep 14, 2023 TX L1 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 7 OOS
79700811 Sep 14, 2023 TX L2 IH 35 SOUTHBOUND SAN MARCOS 4
79686980 Sep 13, 2023 TX L2 0
79677521 Sep 13, 2023 TX L2 3
79688331 Sep 12, 2023 TX L2 IH 35 SOUTHBOUND SAN MARCOS 2 OOS
79677413 Sep 12, 2023 TX L2 IH 10 EASTBOUND KINGSBURY 10

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84407160 Apr 7, 2025 TX L2 1M1AE07Y3YW005378

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