Roadside Inspection 80481270

Roadside inspection on Dec 21, 2023 in Texas • Carrier: R & L TRANS LLC (USDOT 3682539) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80481270
Date:
Dec 21, 2023
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
SH W 44 MM 482
Carrier (USDOT):
R & L TRANS LLC (3682539)
Operating authority:
MC1281501
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R627593 (TX)

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 11.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.38 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
4
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
4
3 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)
29%
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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
14 violations · 0 OOS · 2.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
50 violations · 5 OOS · 2.38 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 395.8E (False report of drivers record of duty status, severity weight 7). (395.8E)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X3GD336507 TX R627593 PETERBILT 579 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5327ES477445 TX 233C624 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2014

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E False report of drivers record of duty status 7 Hours of Service OOS
396.5B-HLOW HUBS - Oil And/Or Grease Leaking From HUB - Outer Wheel 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.79 Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective. 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
80894147 Feb 12, 2024 TX L2 IH 35 NORTHBOUND DEVINE 5
80893627 Feb 8, 2024 TX L3 IH35 SB 0
80756978 Jan 29, 2024 TX L2 IH 35 MM 59 2
80619151 Jan 12, 2024 TX L2 111 IH35 SB SVC RD M 3 OOS
80604554 Jan 10, 2024 TX L2 IH 35 NB MM 59 2 OOS
80629868 Jan 8, 2024 TX L1 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84255706 Mar 26, 2025 MS L2 1XPBDP9X3GD336507 OOS
83498255 Dec 27, 2024 KY L1 1XPBDP9X3GD336507
80129575 Nov 7, 2023 TX L2 1XPBDP9X3GD336507

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