Roadside Inspection 79910508

Roadside inspection on Oct 10, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: R & L TRANS LLC (USDOT 3682539) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79910508
Date:
Oct 10, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
Yes
Reported location:
IH35 NB SVC RD AT OX
Carrier (USDOT):
R & L TRANS LLC (3682539)
Operating authority:
MC1281501
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R555436 (TX)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.18 violations per inspection across 17 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
2
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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
17 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
2
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
19 violations · 1 OOS · 2.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
37 violations · 5 OOS · 2.18 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EHXCN543125 TX R555436 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5329FS527036 TX 241C317 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
172.502(a)(1) Prohibited placarding 5 Hazardous Materials
393.55(c)(2) CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
80164283 Nov 11, 2023 TX L2 IH35 SB SVC RD IH35 3
80129575 Nov 7, 2023 TX L2 IH 35 MM 59 8
79888944 Oct 3, 2023 TX L2 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 1
79734118 Sep 19, 2023 TX L2 35 NB 4
79734318 Sep 8, 2023 TX L2 OTHER 0
79622636 Sep 7, 2023 TX L1 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84407311 Apr 3, 2025 TX L2 1DW1A5329FS527036
83189764 Nov 17, 2024 CO L3 1DW1A5329FS527036
80629868 Jan 8, 2024 TX L1 4V4NC9EHXCN543125
80164283 Nov 11, 2023 TX L2 4V4NC9EHXCN543125
79622636 Sep 7, 2023 TX L1 4V4NC9EHXCN543125

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