Roadside Inspection 80394023

Roadside inspection on Dec 8, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: EG CAR TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3602749) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
12
OOS Violations
3
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80394023
Date:
Dec 8, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
12
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
909 N LOOP W
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
C1D693 (KY)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 34.

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 Level 2 median in Texas
12
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
12
11 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
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 395.8A-ELD (ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required), severity weight 5). (395.8A-ELD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGLXLG240932 KY C1D693 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2020
2 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5VGFW5326BL003099 KY 341505 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Ticket: Utility
2011

Violations Cited

12 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1 Tire-ply or belt material exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75B Tire-front tread depth less than 4/32 of inch on a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.43D No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.45B Expired medical examiner's certificate 1 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2WC Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.104B Damaged securement system/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.128 No/improper securement of vehicles 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22H1 Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual 1 Hours of Service
395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service

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
80645155 Jan 19, 2024 AR L2 HEMPSTEAD COUNTY 12 OOS
80576206 Jan 9, 2024 KY L3 SHEPHERDSVILLE 1
80435071 Dec 19, 2023 KY L1 GREENVILLE 3 OOS
79895774 Oct 12, 2023 TN L1 GILES COUNTY SCALES 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83063875 Oct 31, 2024 CO L3 5VGFW5326BL003099 OOS
80645155 Jan 19, 2024 AR L2 5VGFW5326BL003099 OOS
80576206 Jan 9, 2024 KY L3 5VGFW5326BL003099
80576206 Jan 9, 2024 KY L3 3C63RRGLXLG240932
80435071 Dec 19, 2023 KY L1 3C63RRGLXLG240932 OOS
80435071 Dec 19, 2023 KY L1 5VGFW5326BL003099 OOS
79895774 Oct 12, 2023 TN L1 5VGFW5326BL003099 OOS
79895774 Oct 12, 2023 TN L1 3C63RRGLXLG240932 OOS

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