Roadside Inspection 79710404

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: 4J CONCRETE LLC (USDOT 2486714) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79710404
Date:
Sep 14, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
4400 BRIARWOOD AVE
Carrier (USDOT):
4J CONCRETE LLC (2486714)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
1N04827 (TX)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Controlled Substances/Alcohol, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.45 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
3
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
3
2 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)
10%
20 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
4
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
35 violations · 3 OOS · 2.69 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
49 violations · 4 OOS · 2.45 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 390.3(e) (Prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse., severity weight 10). (390.3(e))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3AKJGBDV3DSFH0530 TX 1N04827 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
390.3(e) Prohibited from performing safety sensitive functions per 382.501(a) in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. 10 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
393.30 Improper battery installation 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.100(a) No or improper load securement 1 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
80149389 Nov 1, 2023 TX L2 FM 516 MM 357 2 OOS
79947214 Oct 12, 2023 TX L2 4 OOS
79936784 Oct 10, 2023 TX L2 FM 1788 MM 326 4
79845471 Sep 29, 2023 TX L2 IH 20 EASTBOUND ODESSA 5
79645739 Sep 11, 2023 TX L1 IH 20 EASTBOUND ODESSA 1 OOS
79586633 Aug 30, 2023 TX L2 IH 20 EASTBOUND ODESSA 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79936784 Oct 10, 2023 TX L2 3AKJGBDV3DSFH0530
79487086 Aug 22, 2023 TX L2 3AKJGBDV3DSFH0530
78853412 May 31, 2023 TX L2 3AKJGBDV3DSFH0530

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