Roadside Inspection 79476757

Roadside inspection on Aug 17, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: FLECHA MATERIALS INC (USDOT 1521215) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79476757
Date:
Aug 17, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N56480 (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 22.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.90 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 61,780 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2023
vs typical at IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 956 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 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)
29%
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
3
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
19 violations · 5 OOS · 1.90 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
40 violations · 8 OOS · 1.90 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 393.207(a) (Axle positioning parts defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDD49X4HJ164570 TX 1N56480 KENWORTH T8 Series 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1H5D03725KM066401 TX 023B236 Freightliner

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
79668210 Sep 13, 2023 TX L2 3
79667928 Sep 13, 2023 TX L2 10103 IH35 NB SVC RD 1
79668179 Sep 12, 2023 TX L2 4
79623292 Sep 7, 2023 TX L1 COTULLA 4 OOS
79622946 Sep 5, 2023 TX L2 COTULLA 1
79550850 Aug 25, 2023 TX L2 IH 35 MM 59 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87182189 Feb 24, 2026 TX L1 1XKDD49X4HJ164570
86751478 Jan 5, 2026 TX L2 1XKDD49X4HJ164570
86246013 Nov 3, 2025 TX L2 1XKDD49X4HJ164570
84170323 Mar 12, 2025 TX L2 1H5D03725KM066401
83959361 Feb 21, 2025 TX L2 1XKDD49X4HJ164570
83731235 Jan 27, 2025 TX L2 1XKDD49X4HJ164570
83406338 Dec 9, 2024 TX L2 1H5D03725KM066401 OOS
82540749 Aug 28, 2024 TX L2 1XKDD49X4HJ164570

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