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Roadside Inspection 80992321

Roadside inspection on Feb 27, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: RELIABLE CARRIERS INC (USDOT 242599) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80992321
Date:
Feb 27, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
5900 SH 121
Operating authority:
MC172994
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RB68186 (MI)

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 22.

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 this carrier's typical
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.23 violations per inspection across 103 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
51%
103 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
12
12 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
28
23 violations · 4 OOS · 0.82 per inspection
Prior 365 days
103
127 violations · 16 OOS · 1.23 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 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 1XP5DB9X66N881674 MI RB68186 PETERBILT 379 2006 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1KKVF5221HL238956 MI D585784 KENTUCKY Furniture Trailer 2017 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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 —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
81468792 Apr 27, 2024 NJ L1 GREENWICH SCALE 2 —
81443893 Apr 24, 2024 NY L2 — 0 —
81437818 Apr 23, 2024 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 5 OOS
81472954 Apr 20, 2024 IL L3 — 0 —
81362242 Apr 12, 2024 LA L2 SCALES 1 OOS
81359174 Apr 10, 2024 AZ L3 CHANDLER AZ 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88936491 Sep 7, 2026 TX L3 1KKVF5221HL238956 —
88936491 Sep 7, 2026 TX L3 1XP5DB9X66N881674 —

Related records

Recent activity at 5900 SH 121

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
83440154 Dec 17, 2024 JD & SON TRUCKING ENTERPRISES LLC 3 OOS
83440153 Dec 17, 2024 S&E TRUCKING TX LLC 2 —
83439896 Dec 17, 2024 HONDUS TRUCKING LLC 1 —
83439780 Dec 17, 2024 JOSEPH PEREZ 7 OOS