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Roadside Inspection 81242398

Roadside inspection on Mar 28, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: MTZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1980621) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
18
OOS Violations
7
39% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81242398
Date:
Mar 28, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
18
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
200 E SAM HOUSTON PK
Carrier (USDOT):
MTZ TRUCKING INC (1980621)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M35109 (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 63.

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
18
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.05 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
18
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at 200 E SAM HOUSTON PK
18
Heavier than station median (4)
Median of 758 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
18
17 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)
21%
19 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
1
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
6 violations · 0 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
58 violations · 5 OOS · 3.05 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKAD49X7CJ333251 TX 1M35109 KENWORTH T6 Series 2012 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5C2BB32B9FM009172 TX 059C640 CLEMENT INDUSTRIES Clement 2015 —

Violations Cited

18 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 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 —
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.51 No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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(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 —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 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 —
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 —
392.9 Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement 1 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
81591809 May 6, 2024 TX L2 TX75 AT BELINOWSKI R 1 —
81485859 Apr 22, 2024 TX L2 — 5 OOS
81353722 Apr 10, 2024 TX L2 IH 45 MM 103 0 —
81321621 Apr 2, 2024 TX L2 IH 45 MM 103 1 —
81230200 Mar 20, 2024 TX L2 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83974069 Feb 24, 2025 TX L2 1XKAD49X7CJ333251 OOS
83246242 Nov 22, 2024 TX L1 1XKAD49X7CJ333251 OOS
79997392 Oct 17, 2023 TX L3 5C2BB32B9FM009172 —

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