Skip to main content

Roadside Inspection 79622869

Roadside inspection on Aug 23, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: TORO OIL HAULERS LLC (USDOT 3928866) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79622869
Date:
Aug 23, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
Yes
Reported location:
US 281NORTHBOUND MIL
Operating authority:
MC1551705
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N32965 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 18.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.90 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
7
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
7
6 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)
24%
29 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
26 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
66 violations · 9 OOS · 3.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
84 violations · 11 OOS · 2.90 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

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 OTHER 5HTDL4529B5G23793 TX 199B847 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2011 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
397.19(c) Required documents or instructions not in drivers possession for Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 hazardous materials 3 Hazardous Materials —
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.22(h)(1) Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual 1 Hours of Service —

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
79985928 Oct 19, 2023 TX L2 CAMINO REAL POE 2 OOS
79985853 Oct 19, 2023 TX L2 CAMINO REAL POE 2 OOS
79889163 Oct 9, 2023 TX L2 CAMINO REAL POE 4 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 —

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 —
83557271 Jan 7, 2025 TX L2 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 —
82737237 Sep 19, 2024 TX L2 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 —
79571669 Aug 26, 2023 TX L3 5HTDL4529B5G23793 —
79571669 Aug 26, 2023 TX L3 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 —
79438257 Aug 9, 2023 TX L1 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 OOS
78854130 May 26, 2023 TX L3 1XKDDU9XXBJ282033 —

Related records