Roadside Inspection 79479140

Roadside inspection on Aug 16, 2023 in US • Carrier: VRP TRANSPORTES DE MEXICO S DE RL DE CV (USDOT 662058) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79479140
Date:
Aug 16, 2023
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
EL PASOTX
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Chry
Plate:
K083883 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.13 violations per inspection across 821 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 34,325 Level 1 inspections in US during 2023
vs typical at EL PASOTX
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 3,624 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
4
3 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)
44%
817 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
189
402 violations · 40 OOS
Prior 90 days
552
1134 violations · 105 OOS · 2.05 per inspection
Prior 365 days
817
1734 violations · 177 OOS · 2.12 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 391.41B10-MC (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate., severity weight 2). (391.41B10-MC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRMLXGG116010 TX K083883 RAM
Ticket: Chry
3500 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5FD402XD1185400 TX 009B199 PJ
Ticket: Trailer
PJ 2013

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.28-WS Wiring Systems - Copper wire exposed. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41B10-MC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
393.83(e) Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab. 1 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
79924160 Oct 14, 2023 TX L1 7
79924136 Oct 14, 2023 TX L1 10
79924129 Oct 14, 2023 TX L1 6
79924116 Oct 14, 2023 TX L1 3
79924098 Oct 14, 2023 TX L1 2
79924094 Oct 14, 2023 TX L1 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86131854 Oct 17, 2025 TX L2 4P5FD402XD1185400
85302326 Jul 22, 2025 TN L1 4P5FD402XD1185400 OOS
85302326 Jul 22, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRMLXGG116010 OOS
84813628 May 29, 2025 OK L1 3C63RRMLXGG116010
84813628 May 29, 2025 OK L1 4P5FD402XD1185400
84440188 Apr 17, 2025 MS L1 3C63RRMLXGG116010
84440188 Apr 17, 2025 MS L1 4P5FD402XD1185400
84353741 Apr 7, 2025 TX L1 3C63RRMLXGG116010 OOS

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