Roadside Inspection 80806132

Roadside inspection on Feb 1, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: THERMO EXPRESS MUNOZ SA DE CV (USDOT 926700) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80806132
Date:
Feb 1, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PHARR/HIDALGO BRIDGE
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T600 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
550DP4 (TA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, 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
6
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 5.60 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
6
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
6
5 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%
20 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
5
22 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
48 violations · 2 OOS · 4.36 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
112 violations · 7 OOS · 5.60 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 3WKAD69X0XF489752 TA 550DP4 KENWORTH T600 1999
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA06256W703101 TA 988UJ4 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2006

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.83(g) Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
387.303(b)(4) No copy of certificate of registration General/Admin

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
80721738 Jan 28, 2024 TX L2 US281 AT SAN JUAN RD 10
80708469 Jan 27, 2024 TX L2 3
80680089 Jan 19, 2024 TX L2 4 OOS
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
86968184 Feb 2, 2026 TX L1 3WKAD69X0XF489752
86300839 Nov 9, 2025 TX L2 1GRAA06256W703101
86246668 Nov 1, 2025 TX L2 1GRAA06256W703101
85804688 Sep 14, 2025 TX L3 1GRAA06256W703101
85506990 Aug 11, 2025 TX L3 1GRAA06256W703101
86939187 Feb 10, 2025 TX L2 3WKAD69X0XF489752
82695810 Sep 17, 2024 TX L3 1GRAA06256W703101
82361714 Aug 4, 2024 TX L2 3WKAD69X0XF489752 OOS

Related records