Roadside Inspection 81070389

Roadside inspection on Feb 29, 2024 in Washington • Carrier: RODRIGUEZ EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2535440) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81070389
Date:
Feb 29, 2024
State:
Washington
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELLENSBURG WA
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3381774 (IN)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.43 violations per inspection across 76 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Washington
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 23,334 Level 2 inspections in Washington during 2024
vs typical at ELLENSBURG WA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 126 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
44%
75 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
13
24 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
30
58 violations · 8 OOS · 1.93 per inspection
Prior 365 days
75
109 violations · 11 OOS · 1.45 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR0RSUD4492 IN 3381774 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1A0621NE404290 FL QA31GM GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.14-D Driver - Failing to use extreme cauthions in a CMV when hazardous conditions exist. 5 Unsafe Driving
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 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
81503102 Apr 26, 2024 TN L1 MANCHESTER TN 4 OOS
81453343 Apr 22, 2024 UT L3 ECHO UT 0
81422886 Apr 22, 2024 WY L1 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 6 OOS
81411237 Apr 20, 2024 WY L3 EVANSTON POE 2
81402733 Apr 20, 2024 UT L3 ECHO UT 0
81377242 Apr 16, 2024 OR L3 UMATILLA POE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87660864 Apr 22, 2026 WY L3 1GR1A0621NE404290 OOS
86658420 Dec 25, 2025 NM L2 1GR1A0621NE404290 OOS
86083673 Oct 15, 2025 UT L3 3AKJHHDR0RSUD4492
85971072 Oct 3, 2025 WY L1 3AKJHHDR0RSUD4492
85124783 Jun 28, 2025 GA L3 1GR1A0621NE404290
85084173 Jun 28, 2025 TN L3 3AKJHHDR0RSUD4492 OOS
84090540 Mar 8, 2025 MS L3 1GR1A0621NE404290
83746630 Jan 29, 2025 WA L2 3AKJHHDR0RSUD4492 OOS

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