Roadside Inspection 79834499

Roadside inspection on Sep 28, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: M C AIR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 707733) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79834499
Date:
Sep 28, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US 59 QUEEN CITY
Carrier (USDOT):
M C AIR FREIGHT INC (707733)
Operating authority:
MC326973
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
96KR0P (MO)

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 4.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.83 violations per inspection across 18 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 61,780 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2023
vs typical at US 59 QUEEN CITY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,506 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as 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)
61%
18 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
15 violations · 2 OOS · 0.83 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0MSMU2895 MO 96KR0P FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D7ML246130 MO 57L8BM WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 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
80174836 Nov 13, 2023 TX L2 0
79697990 Sep 18, 2023 UT L3 PERRY PORT OF ENTRY NORTHBOUND 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89042304 Sep 18, 2026 KS L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMU2895
87544463 Apr 7, 2026 UT L1 3AKJHHDR0MSMU2895
82909919 Oct 14, 2024 LA L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMU2895
78558434 May 3, 2023 NE L3 3AKJHHDR0MSMU2895

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