Roadside Inspection 81250449

Roadside inspection on Mar 20, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: GRUPO FRONTERIZO GUTCO SA DE CV (USDOT 3721547) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
3
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81250449
Date:
Mar 20, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAT:27 42' 29.52N
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
17EN9S (MX)

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 29.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.89 violations per inspection across 35 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
9
8 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%
34 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
3
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
19 violations · 1 OOS · 2.11 per inspection
Prior 365 days
34
100 violations · 8 OOS · 2.94 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6CGX3LK48698 MX 17EN9S FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2003

Violations Cited

9 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
393.209(e) Power steering violations 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(a) Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
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
391.45(b) Expired medical examiner's certificate 1 Driver Fitness OOS
393.60(c) Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.83(g) Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
81491827 Apr 30, 2024 US L1 LAREDO TX 4 OOS
81500137 Apr 29, 2024 TX L1 7
81428831 Apr 23, 2024 US L1 LAREDO TX 5
81392342 Apr 16, 2024 US L1 LAREDO TX 8
81130267 Mar 8, 2024 TX L1 0
81050871 Mar 6, 2024 TX L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86508964 Dec 4, 2025 TX L1 1FUJA6CGX3LK48698
85886753 Sep 25, 2025 US L1 1FUJA6CGX3LK48698 OOS
85816798 Sep 9, 2025 TX L1 1FUJA6CGX3LK48698
85250287 Jul 17, 2025 US L1 1FUJA6CGX3LK48698
84814824 May 27, 2025 TX L1 1FUJA6CGX3LK48698 OOS
83061531 Oct 25, 2024 TX L1 1FUJA6CGX3LK48698
82854313 Oct 7, 2024 US L2 1FUJA6CGX3LK48698
81917241 Jun 19, 2024 US L3 1FUJA6CGX3LK48698 OOS

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