Roadside Inspection 80490375

Roadside inspection on Nov 10, 2023 in New Mexico • Carrier: UNIVERSAL INC (USDOT 1752679) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80490375
Date:
Nov 10, 2023
State:
New Mexico
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
RATON PORT OF ENTRY
Carrier (USDOT):
UNIVERSAL INC (1752679)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W9 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
928XAV (CO)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 0.64 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Mexico
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 32,350 Level 2 inspections in New Mexico during 2023
vs typical at RATON PORT OF ENTRY
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 3,587 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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)
71%
14 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
2
2 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
9 violations · 0 OOS · 0.64 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 178.345-11(b) (DOT406/407/412 tank valves, severity weight 8). (178.345-11(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWD49X7EJ393247 CO 928XAV KENWORTH W9 Series 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTAB442677H72116 CO DSG186 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2007

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
178.345-11(b) DOT406/407/412 tank valves 8 Hazardous Materials OOS
172.200(a) No shipping paper provided by offeror 3 Hazardous Materials OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.203(c) Hood not securely fastened 2 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
80458196 Dec 20, 2023 NM L2 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0
80313819 Dec 5, 2023 CO L3 LAMAR POE WB 2
80286867 Nov 30, 2023 OK L2 BOISE CITY SCALE HOUSE 1
80489751 Nov 13, 2023 NM L2 1
79919053 Oct 6, 2023 NM L2 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0
79794952 Sep 27, 2023 NM L1 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87327629 Mar 17, 2026 CO L2 1XKWD49X7EJ393247
86009939 Oct 8, 2025 CO L1 1XKWD49X7EJ393247
82226537 Jul 25, 2024 NM L2 1XKWD49X7EJ393247
80286867 Nov 30, 2023 OK L2 1XKWD49X7EJ393247
79328230 Aug 1, 2023 NM L2 1XKWD49X7EJ393247
79233266 Jul 21, 2023 NM L2 5HTAB442677H72116

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