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Roadside Inspection 79700084

Roadside inspection on Sep 5, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: AUTOTRANSPORTES VARELA DAVILA SA DE CV (USDOT 1716824) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
1
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79700084
Date:
Sep 5, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PHARR/HIDALGO BRIDGE
Operating authority:
MX629695
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
33AV9C (MX)

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 26.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.49 violations per inspection across 494 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
7
Heavier than 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
7
6 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)
38%
486 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
106
140 violations · 16 OOS
Prior 90 days
286
424 violations · 42 OOS · 1.48 per inspection
Prior 365 days
486
728 violations · 73 OOS · 1.50 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBCYF31PDUJ2941 MX 33AV9C FREIGHTLINER M2 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0622MT221456 ME 3045138 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2021 —

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance 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
80244392 Nov 3, 2023 TX L1 — 0 —
80244028 Nov 3, 2023 TX L1 — 0 —
80087411 Nov 3, 2023 US L2 PHARR TX 1 —
80243610 Nov 2, 2023 TX L1 — 5 —
80129962 Nov 2, 2023 TX L2 FM 1016 0 —
80087509 Nov 2, 2023 US L2 PHARR TX 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88999139 Sep 15, 2026 US L1 3AKBCYF31PDUJ2941 —
88898189 Sep 3, 2026 US L1 3AKBCYF31PDUJ2941 —
88745934 Aug 20, 2026 KY L1 1GR1P0622MT221456 —
88626762 Aug 6, 2026 US L3 3AKBCYF31PDUJ2941 —
88613487 Aug 5, 2026 US L3 3AKBCYF31PDUJ2941 —
87840166 May 11, 2026 TX L3 1GR1P0622MT221456 —
87103123 Feb 18, 2026 TX L1 3AKBCYF31PDUJ2941 —
86410303 Nov 25, 2025 US L1 3AKBCYF31PDUJ2941 —

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