Roadside Inspection 80394713

Roadside inspection on Dec 11, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: ROAD STAR XPRESS CORP (USDOT 3066135) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80394713
Date:
Dec 11, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH30 EB
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AB15SZ (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
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
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 395.8K2 (Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status, severity weight 5). (395.8K2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR6CSBJ8441 FL AB15SZ FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532WX9L276943 FL QA22DC WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2009

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8K2 Driver failing to retain previous 7 days records of duty status 5 Hours of Service OOS
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2WC Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 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
80761640 Jan 27, 2024 AZ L1 SAN SIMON AZ 15 OOS

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