Roadside Inspection 79587415

Roadside inspection on Sep 4, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: BENITO FLORES (USDOT 1953457) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79587415
Date:
Sep 4, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US 281 SOUTHBOUND FALFURRIAS
Carrier (USDOT):
BENITO FLORES (1953457)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N45418 (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 17.

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 Level 2 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 115,177 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2023
vs typical at US 281 SOUTHBOUND FALFURRIAS
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,187 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
5
4 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
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 393.43(a) (No/improper tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCG22LG25550 TX 1N45418 FREIGHTLINER CST120 2002
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM9622XM036302 TX 107B238 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1999

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88828819 Aug 26, 2026 TX L2 1FUJBBCG22LG25550 OOS
88695216 Aug 11, 2026 TX L2 1GRDM9622XM036302
85738503 Sep 8, 2025 TX L2 1FUJBBCG22LG25550 OOS
85673740 Aug 27, 2025 TX L1 1FUJBBCG22LG25550 OOS
84744644 May 13, 2025 TX L2 1GRDM9622XM036302
82346942 Aug 7, 2024 TX L2 1GRDM9622XM036302 OOS
82346942 Aug 7, 2024 TX L2 1FUJBBCG22LG25550 OOS
80953774 Feb 23, 2024 TX L2 1GRDM9622XM036302 OOS

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