Roadside Inspection 81288617

Roadside inspection on Apr 5, 2024 in New Mexico • Carrier: CORTES TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3265043) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81288617
Date:
Apr 5, 2024
State:
New Mexico
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RATON PORT OF ENTRY
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
YP89643 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in New Mexico
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 26,655 Level 3 inspections in New Mexico during 2024
vs typical at RATON PORT OF ENTRY
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 6,384 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 395.8(a)(1) (Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service, severity weight 5). (395.8(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X9PJ236556 CA YP89643 KENWORTH T680 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25304U343003 CA 4JX8621 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2004

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8(a)(1) Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service 5 Hours of Service 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
81355236 Apr 13, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 0
81367526 Apr 11, 2024 CA L1 DUNSMUIR GRADE IF 0
81332321 Apr 10, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 0
81332319 Apr 10, 2024 CA L1 OTAY MESA IF 1
80916433 Feb 20, 2024 NM L3 AT INTERSECTION OF I-10 AND I 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88179614 Jun 16, 2026 CA L3 1XKYD49X9PJ236556
87728929 Apr 28, 2026 CA L1 1XKYD49X9PJ236556
86798264 Jan 13, 2026 AZ L2 1XKYD49X9PJ236556 OOS
85845064 Sep 18, 2025 CA L1 1XKYD49X9PJ236556 OOS
85580644 Aug 15, 2025 US L1 1XKYD49X9PJ236556
85104969 Jun 28, 2025 CA L2 1XKYD49X9PJ236556
85094827 Jun 27, 2025 CA L2 1XKYD49X9PJ236556
84905917 Jun 7, 2025 CA L2 1XKYD49X9PJ236556

Related records

Recent activity at RATON PORT OF ENTRY

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
87749812 May 1, 2026 VS CARRIERS INC 0
87749811 May 1, 2026 MLBD TRANSPORTATION LLC 2
87749810 May 1, 2026 CRETE CARRIER CORPORATION 0
87749805 May 1, 2026 NEW PRIME INC 0
87749804 May 1, 2026 TITUS TRANSPORT HOLDINGS LLC 0
87749644 May 1, 2026 CZARNOWSKI DISPLAY SERVICE 1 OOS