Roadside Inspection 80742821

Roadside inspection on Jan 31, 2024 in New Mexico • Carrier: EMPIRE TRANS INC (USDOT 2994977) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80742821
Date:
Jan 31, 2024
State:
New Mexico
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RATON PORT OF ENTRY
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE TRANS INC (2994977)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP18034 (CA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were 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 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 Level 2 median in New Mexico
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 48,118 Level 2 inspections in New Mexico during 2024
vs typical at RATON PORT OF ENTRY
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 5,244 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
3
2 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
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 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660 CA XP18034 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0624JW111083 CA 4RD1183 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1988

Violations Cited

3 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 OOS

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
80356119 Dec 8, 2023 NM L3 RATON PORT OF ENTRY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88839567 Aug 28, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660
88839567 Aug 28, 2026 CA L2 1GRAA0624JW111083
86334000 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660
86334000 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 1GRAA0624JW111083
86334000 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 1GRAA0624JW111083
84785884 May 24, 2025 NM L3 1GRAA0624JW111083
84785884 May 24, 2025 NM L3 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660
84437241 Apr 9, 2025 MN L1 1GRAA0624JW111083

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