Roadside Inspection 79797872

Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: AMERIPIPE SUPPLY INC (USDOT 1438153) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
2
15% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79797872
Date:
Sep 25, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH 35 SOUTHBOUND SAN MARCOS
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R276253 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle 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 34.

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
13
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 115,177 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2023
vs typical at IH 35 SOUTHBOUND SAN MARCOS
13
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 806 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
13
12 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 393.207(a) (Axle positioning parts defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPCD49X3GD318768 TX R276253 PETERBILT 567 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF4820162016607 TX 780270J TRANSCRAFT Transcraft 2006

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.100(a) No or improper load securement 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104(b) Damaged securement system/tiedowns 1 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
395.22(h)(2) Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1 Hours of Service
395.22(h)(4) Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service
395.24(c)(2)(iii) Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 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
80252088 Nov 21, 2023 FL L3 MCSAP HCC I-4 HILLSBOROUGH 1
80237193 Nov 21, 2023 OK L3 TURNER TURNPIKE 0
80251818 Nov 20, 2023 FL L2 I75 PUNTA GORDA WIM-NORTH 0
80084779 Nov 1, 2023 TX L2 0
79888801 Oct 3, 2023 TX L1 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 2
79320865 Aug 2, 2023 TX L2 IH 10 WESTBOUND WINNIE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85558122 Aug 14, 2025 TX L1 1TTF4820162016607

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