Roadside Inspection 80680089

Roadside inspection on Jan 19, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: THERMO EXPRESS MUNOZ SA DE CV (USDOT 926700) • Vehicle: KENWORTH 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 #:
80680089
Date:
Jan 19, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
US 281 N. MILITARY
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
84AM7E (TA)

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 13.

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
4
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 5.59 violations per inspection across 17 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024

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 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)
0%
17 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
4
11 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
31 violations · 1 OOS · 3.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
95 violations · 6 OOS · 5.59 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3WKYD40X2KF508682 TA 84AM7E KENWORTH T680 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536GM514602 TX A95598A UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 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
80806132 Feb 1, 2024 TX L2 6 OOS
80721738 Jan 28, 2024 TX L2 US281 AT SAN JUAN RD 10
80708469 Jan 27, 2024 TX L2 3
80629652 Jan 12, 2024 TX L2 MILITARY HIGHWAY WES 2
80604439 Jan 8, 2024 TX L2 MILITARY HIGHWAY WES 3
80560680 Dec 21, 2023 TX L2 PHARR POE 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87067780 Feb 13, 2026 TX L2 1UYVS2536GM514602 OOS
87066030 Feb 13, 2026 TX L3 1UYVS2536GM514602
86246018 Nov 3, 2025 TX L1 3WKYD40X2KF508682
84951495 Jun 12, 2025 TX L3 1UYVS2536GM514602
83500747 Dec 19, 2024 TX L1 3WKYD40X2KF508682
82361714 Aug 4, 2024 TX L2 1UYVS2536GM514602 OOS
81448694 Apr 23, 2024 TX L2 3WKYD40X2KF508682

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