Roadside Inspection 81363773

Roadside inspection on Apr 15, 2024 in Illinois • Carrier: LAZARO MENDEZ (USDOT 3509902) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK 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 #:
81363773
Date:
Apr 15, 2024
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
57
Carrier (USDOT):
LAZARO MENDEZ (3509902)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K824080 (AR)

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 Illinois
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 49,500 Level 3 inspections in Illinois during 2024
vs typical at 57
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,014 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 4V4ND1RJ5YN242989 AR K824080 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5DMFABTB16T000351 AR PT236082 Bens

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.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88839101 Aug 28, 2026 AR L1 4V4ND1RJ5YN242989 OOS
88839101 Aug 28, 2026 AR L1 5DMFABTB16T000351 OOS
82355538 Aug 10, 2024 AR L3 4V4ND1RJ5YN242989
82355538 Aug 10, 2024 AR L3 5DMFABTB16T000351

Related records

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87745436 Apr 30, 2026 F2F TRANSPORT LLC 0
87745435 Apr 30, 2026 BRI-SON TRUCKING LLC 2