Roadside Inspection 80601989

Roadside inspection on Jan 10, 2024 in New Mexico • Carrier: UNIVERSAL INC (USDOT 1752679) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80601989
Date:
Jan 10, 2024
State:
New Mexico
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RATON PORT OF ENTRY
Carrier (USDOT):
UNIVERSAL INC (1752679)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
551XBB (CO)

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 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.89 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Mexico
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 48,118 Level 2 inspections in New Mexico during 2024
vs typical at RATON PORT OF ENTRY
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,781 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
19 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
8 violations · 1 OOS · 1.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
17 violations · 1 OOS · 0.89 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 393.43(a) (No/improper tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X7KD265518 CO 551XBB PETERBILT 389 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1M9PT9A2XJH355039 CO 828XQH MISSISSIPPI TANK COMPANY Mississippi Tank Company 2018

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status 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
80857953 Feb 7, 2024 CO L3 TRINIDAD CO 1 OOS
80790394 Feb 7, 2024 OK L2 BOISE CITY SCALE HOUSE 0
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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87462948 Mar 30, 2026 NM L2 1XPXD49X7KD265518
84963385 Jun 15, 2025 NM L2 1M9PT9A2XJH355039
84930639 Jun 10, 2025 CO L3 1XPXD49X7KD265518
84137688 Mar 13, 2025 CO L2 1M9PT9A2XJH355039
79327925 Aug 1, 2023 NM L1 1XPXD49X7KD265518
78967932 Jun 22, 2023 NM L2 1XPXD49X7KD265518
78476857 Apr 27, 2023 NM L1 1XPXD49X7KD265518

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