Roadside Inspection 81211021

Roadside inspection on Mar 23, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: POTROS CONCRETE LLC (USDOT 3508772) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81211021
Date:
Mar 23, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
IH 45 SB 248 MM
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N54256 (TX)

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 21.

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
6
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 5.86 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
6
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
6
5 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)
0%
14 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
5
19 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
27 violations · 6 OOS · 3.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
82 violations · 12 OOS · 5.86 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FVXA7CG9BLBB2636 TX 1N54256 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2011
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3R9AA124XFR075011 TX 086B455 Other

Violations Cited

6 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
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
81697721 May 17, 2024 TX L2 8 OOS
81678318 May 17, 2024 TX L2 7 OOS
81591979 May 11, 2024 TX L2 2
81591978 May 11, 2024 TX L2 1874 JOHN KING BLVD 6
81534254 May 3, 2024 TX L2 JOHN KING BLVD NB 4 OOS
81534253 May 3, 2024 TX L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87386305 Mar 21, 2026 TX L2 1FVXA7CG9BLBB2636 OOS
87386305 Mar 21, 2026 TX L2 3R9AA124XFR075011 OOS
82437709 Aug 16, 2024 TX L1 1FVXA7CG9BLBB2636 OOS
82437709 Aug 16, 2024 TX L1 3R9AA124XFR075011 OOS

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