Roadside Inspection 80417010

Roadside inspection on Dec 11, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: PRUNEDAS A&J TRANSPORTS LLC (USDOT 2463934) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80417010
Date:
Dec 11, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US59
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R645031 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle 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 13.

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
6
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
6
5 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 393.104F3 (Loose or unfastened tiedown., severity weight 3). (393.104F3)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TH55N374718 TX R645031 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2005
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1D9BG5328R1609128 TX 216C114 DOONAN SPECIALIZED TRAILER Doonan Specialized Trailer 2024

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45PC Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.104F3 Loose or unfastened tiedown. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.81 Horn inoperative 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 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
80135975 Nov 8, 2023 TX L1 US 77 RIVIERA 2
80074786 Oct 27, 2023 TX L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82074274 Jul 4, 2024 TX L3 1D9BG5328R1609128
82074274 Jul 4, 2024 TX L3 4V4NC9TH55N374718
81964128 Jun 21, 2024 TX L2 1D9BG5328R1609128 OOS
81964128 Jun 21, 2024 TX L2 4V4NC9TH55N374718 OOS
81130974 Mar 12, 2024 TX L2 1D9BG5328R1609128
81130974 Mar 12, 2024 TX L2 4V4NC9TH55N374718
80074786 Oct 27, 2023 TX L3 4V4NC9TH55N374718
79910526 Oct 11, 2023 TX L2 4V4NC9TH55N374718

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