Roadside Inspection 81077752

Roadside inspection on Mar 6, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC (USDOT 3330935) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

33% of violations

Inspection Level

Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 81077752
Date:: Mar 6, 2024
State:: Texas
Level:: Level II — Walk-Around
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 3
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: US-0067 IN DALLAS CO. (408-422
Carrier (USDOT):: UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS OF VIRGINIA LLC (3330935)
Operating authority:: MC1061460
Vehicle:: INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: R358204 (TX)
VIN:: 3HSDZTZR5KN727937

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 8.

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

Heavier than carrier average

Carrier averages 1.24 violations per inspection across 272 prior records

vs Level 2 median in Texas

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

2 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)

39%

272 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

45 violations · 9 OOS

Prior 90 days

94 violations · 17 OOS · 1.59 per inspection

Prior 365 days

272

337 violations · 69 OOS · 1.24 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 393.118 (No/improper lumber/building materials securement, severity weight 1). (393.118)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	3HSDZTZR5KN727937	TX R358204	INTERNATIONAL	LT625	2019	—
2	STRAIGHT TRUCK	1GR4M7324KH166950	ME 2848078	GREAT DANE TRAILERS	—	1989	—

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
393.55(d)(1)	CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998)	4	Vehicle Maintenance	—
393.104(f)(3)	Loose or unfastened tiedown.	3	Vehicle Maintenance	—
393.118	No/improper lumber/building materials securement	1	Vehicle Maintenance	OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Vehicle Maintenance

3 violations

1 OOS

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
81564521	May 2, 2024	DE	L2	MIDDLETOWN DE	2	—
81514566	May 2, 2024	VA	L1	NEW CHURCH VA	0	—
81508456	May 2, 2024	NC	L3	US 70	0	—
81508218	May 2, 2024	NC	L3	US 70	0	—
81493993	May 1, 2024	MD	L2	—	0	—
81499305	Apr 30, 2024	PA	L1	ON N POTTSTOWN PIKE AT SHIP RD	2	OOS