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Roadside Inspection 79438257

Roadside inspection on Aug 9, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: TORO OIL HAULERS LLC (USDOT 3928866) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79438257
Date:
Aug 9, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
Yes
Operating authority:
MC1551705
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N32965 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hazardous Materials, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.86 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
2
On par with 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
2
1 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)
24%
21 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
2
10 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
51 violations · 6 OOS · 3.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
60 violations · 7 OOS · 2.86 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 172.203(a) ("DOT-SP" or special permit number not entered on shipping paper, severity weight 3). (172.203(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 TX 1N32965 KENWORTH T8 Series 2011 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTDL4527C5G24149 TX 200C675 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2012 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
172.203(a) "DOT-SP" or special permit number not entered on shipping paper 3 Hazardous Materials 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
79864115 Oct 7, 2023 TX L2 — 7 OOS
79857031 Oct 5, 2023 TX L2 CAMINO REAL PORT OF 1 —
79845362 Oct 3, 2023 TX L2 CAMINO REAL POE 1 —
79888616 Sep 29, 2023 TX L2 — 1 —
79811924 Sep 28, 2023 TX L2 CAMINO REAL POE 1 —
79798378 Sep 28, 2023 TX L2 555 MONROE ST SB 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84183724 Mar 18, 2025 TX L2 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 —
83693123 Jan 23, 2025 TX L2 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 —
83595959 Jan 13, 2025 US L2 5HTDL4527C5G24149 —
83557271 Jan 7, 2025 TX L2 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 —
83488744 Dec 16, 2024 TX L1 5HTDL4527C5G24149 OOS
82737237 Sep 19, 2024 TX L2 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 —
81486137 Apr 29, 2024 TX L2 5HTDL4527C5G24149 OOS
79571669 Aug 26, 2023 TX L3 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 —

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