Roadside Inspection 80242965

Roadside inspection on Nov 21, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: MARIO SINACOLA & SONS EXCAVATING INC (USDOT 1002101) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80242965
Date:
Nov 21, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
MACK GU (Granite) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
103U44 (TX)

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 18.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.65 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 61,780 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than 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)
26%
31 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
10
21 violations · 1 OOS · 2.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
82 violations · 9 OOS · 2.65 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 393.48(a) (Inoperative/defective brakes, severity weight 4). (393.48(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M2AX09Y4CM013058 TX 103U44 MACK GU (Granite) 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1D9SD342XDR661687 TX 124B82 DRAGON PRODUCTS
Ticket: Ranc
Dragon Products 2013

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
80604912 Jan 10, 2024 TX L2 TX121 NB SVC RD 0
80570395 Dec 28, 2023 TX L2 IH 45 NB SERVICE RD 1
80517073 Dec 27, 2023 TX L2 1
80480133 Dec 20, 2023 TX L1 0
80452115 Dec 19, 2023 TX L2 0
80481447 Dec 8, 2023 TX L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86739499 Dec 19, 2025 TX L2 1D9SD342XDR661687
85209105 Jul 9, 2025 TX L2 1M2AX09Y4CM013058 OOS
79811395 Sep 29, 2023 TX L2 1D9SD342XDR661687 OOS

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