Roadside Inspection 80746408

Roadside inspection on Jan 31, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: CARDINAL FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3617003) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
1
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80746408
Date:
Jan 31, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH35 NB
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M70105 (TX)

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 33.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1 median in Texas
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at IH35 NB
9
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 457 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X02N582918 TX 1M70105 PETERBILT 379 2002
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM96275M701420 TX Y29641 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2005

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8(f)(1) Driver’s record of duty status not current 5 Hours of Service
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.81 Horn inoperative 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 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
80417449 Dec 12, 2023 TX L2 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84988547 Jun 13, 2025 TX L2 1XP5DB9X02N582918 OOS
82672166 Sep 13, 2024 TX L1 1XP5DB9X02N582918 OOS
82707888 Sep 11, 2024 TX L2 1XP5DB9X02N582918 OOS
82375850 Aug 8, 2024 TX L2 1GRDM96275M701420
81449172 Apr 22, 2024 TX L2 1GRDM96275M701420
81449172 Apr 22, 2024 TX L2 1XP5DB9X02N582918

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