Roadside Inspection 81396972

Roadside inspection on Apr 12, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: TECHLINE INC (USDOT 668418) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81396972
Date:
Apr 12, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH 35 SOUTHBOUND SAN MARCOS
Carrier (USDOT):
TECHLINE INC (668418)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R620643 (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 3.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.31 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at IH 35 SOUTHBOUND SAN MARCOS
1
Cleaner than station median (3)
Median of 1,674 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as 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)
46%
28 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
14 violations · 4 OOS · 1.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
38 violations · 8 OOS · 1.36 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 393.110(b) (Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo., severity weight 3). (393.110(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EHXPN319634 TX R620643 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM96278H706680 TX 057B832 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2008

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. 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
81869082 Jun 11, 2024 TX L2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE 0
81857411 Jun 10, 2024 TX L1 IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE 1
81695147 May 21, 2024 LA L2 ROADSIDE 0
81632720 May 14, 2024 TX L1 IH20 WB 5 OOS
83983001 May 8, 2024 NM L3 ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY 0
81551162 May 2, 2024 TN L2 ARLINGTON TN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85941163 Sep 29, 2025 TX L2 1GRDM96278H706680 OOS
83850703 Feb 6, 2025 TX L1 4V4NC9EHXPN319634
81857411 Jun 10, 2024 TX L1 4V4NC9EHXPN319634
81519392 Apr 26, 2024 TX L2 4V4NC9EHXPN319634 OOS
80560934 Jan 4, 2024 TX L1 4V4NC9EHXPN319634

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