Roadside Inspection 79957387

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: HOUSTON REFRIGERATED TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2546187) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79957387
Date:
Sep 14, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M76448 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.74 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
5
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
5
4 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)
32%
19 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
7
7 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
17 violations · 2 OOS · 1.21 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
33 violations · 4 OOS · 1.74 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR2NN619996 TX 1M76448 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2022
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS KR1GV40262D104134 ME 2828216 Jind

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(d)(2) CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
390.21(a) Not marked in accordance with regulations 3 General/Admin
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.126 Failure to ensure intermodal container 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
80135828 Nov 8, 2023 TX L2 5
79811196 Sep 26, 2023 TX L2 5 OOS
79591174 Aug 30, 2023 US L1 FREEPORT TX 1
79591162 Aug 30, 2023 US L1 FREEPORT TX 0
79591161 Aug 30, 2023 US L1 FREEPORT TX 0
79591189 Aug 29, 2023 US L1 FREEPORT TX 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79571554 Aug 28, 2023 TX L2 3HSDZAPR2NN619996

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