Roadside Inspection 80325830

Roadside inspection on Dec 5, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: PC TRANSPORT SERVICE LLC (USDOT 3005712) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80325830
Date:
Dec 5, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SARITA SOUTHBOUND US
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M63007 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.29 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
3
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
3
2 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)
52%
21 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
7
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
27 violations · 6 OOS · 1.29 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.29 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 392.9A2 (Failing to secure vehicle equipment, severity weight 1). (392.9A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TH35N376032 TX 1M63007 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2005
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PMA34320D2041931 TX 183B714 POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2013

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9A2 Failing to secure vehicle equipment 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
80756669 Feb 1, 2024 TX L2 113 US57 WB 1
80733639 Jan 26, 2024 TX L2 IH35 NB IH35 NB 0
80619186 Jan 12, 2024 TX L1 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 1
81250802 Jan 10, 2024 TX L1 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 3 OOS
80629910 Jan 10, 2024 TX L1 IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE 2
80619321 Jan 10, 2024 TX L1 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87728447 Apr 28, 2026 TX L2 1PMA34320D2041931
86807644 Jan 14, 2026 TX L2 1PMA34320D2041931
86739910 Jan 5, 2026 TX L1 1PMA34320D2041931 OOS
86375072 Nov 19, 2025 TX L2 1PMA34320D2041931
85191355 Jun 9, 2025 TX L2 1PMA34320D2041931
82063617 Jul 1, 2024 TX L2 1PMA34320D2041931
81995570 Jun 27, 2024 TX L2 1PMA34320D2041931 OOS
80756940 Jan 29, 2024 TX L2 1PMA34320D2041931 OOS

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