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Roadside Inspection 81078577

Roadside inspection on Mar 8, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: SLQ FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3386359) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
17
OOS Violations
5
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81078577
Date:
Mar 8, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
17
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE
Carrier (USDOT):
SLQ FREIGHT INC (3386359)
Operating authority:
MC1087633
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R663052 (TX)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 65.

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 Level 1 median in Texas
17
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE
17
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,493 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
17
16 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
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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD50FSGM8730 TX R663052 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2539DG730616 ME 243086F UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2013 —

Violations Cited

17 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 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 —
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: — Unsafe Driving —

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
81571288 May 2, 2024 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 19 OOS
80931177 Feb 21, 2024 TX L1 IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE 11 OOS
80753640 Feb 1, 2024 MS L2 KEWANEE WB 0 —
80604920 Jan 9, 2024 TX L2 111 IH35 SB SVC RD M 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85234233 Jul 10, 2025 TX L1 3AKJGLD50FSGM8730 OOS
82194052 Jul 22, 2024 TX L1 3AKJGLD50FSGM8730 —
82062812 Jul 2, 2024 TX L2 3AKJGLD50FSGM8730 OOS
80931177 Feb 21, 2024 TX L1 3AKJGLD50FSGM8730 OOS
80604920 Jan 9, 2024 TX L2 3AKJGLD50FSGM8730 —
78880497 Jun 13, 2023 MI L3 3AKJGLD50FSGM8730 OOS

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