Roadside Inspection 80874589
Roadside inspection on Feb 14, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: HUGHES OILFIELD TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 876460) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 80874589
- Date:
- Feb 14, 2024
- State:
- Texas
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 9
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- IH 10 WESTBOUND KINGSBURY
- Carrier (USDOT):
- HUGHES OILFIELD TRANSPORTATION INC (876460)
- Operating authority:
- MC383940
- Vehicle:
- VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- R574445 (TX)
- VIN:
- 4V4NC9EJXBN531641
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 32.
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
Carrier trend at this moment
How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?
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 396.5(b) (Oil and/or grease leak, severity weight 3). (396.5(b))
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 4V4NC9EJXBN531641 | TX R574445 | VOLVO TRUCK | VNL | 2011 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 1TTF4820XY1063451 | TX 198B966 | TRANSCRAFT | Transcraft | 2000 | — |
Violations Cited
9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.45(b)(2) | Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.45(d) | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.45(d) | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.47(e) | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 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 | — |
| 393.55(e) | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.5(b) | Oil and/or grease leak | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81337812 | Apr 11, 2024 | NM | L2 | EUNICE | 0 | — |
| 81337279 | Apr 10, 2024 | NM | L3 | HOBBS PORT OF ENTRY | 0 | — |
| 83886255 | Apr 9, 2024 | NM | L2 | HOBBS PORT OF ENTRY | 0 | — |
| 80893517 | Feb 14, 2024 | TX | L2 | TX208 SB AT US84 BUS | 2 | — |
| 80793020 | Feb 5, 2024 | TX | L2 | TX349 | 5 | OOS |
| 80742792 | Jan 30, 2024 | NM | L2 | ROADSIDE | 0 | — |
Related records
Recent activity at IH 10 WESTBOUND KINGSBURY
Other carriers inspected here recently.
| Inspection | Date | Carrier | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81534220 | May 2, 2024 | C&K TRUCKING LLC | 4 | — |
| 81534160 | May 2, 2024 | 3 M & D ENTERPRISES LLC | 1 | — |
| 81534134 | May 2, 2024 | SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC | 1 | — |
| 81519679 | May 2, 2024 | SCHMIDT & SONS INC | 4 | — |
| 81519678 | May 1, 2024 | AMERICAN STEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC | 6 | OOS |
| 81511346 | May 1, 2024 | JOSE ARTURO ESPINOZA | 2 | — |