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Roadside Inspection 81405591

Roadside inspection on Apr 22, 2024 in US • Carrier: CARSON FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3232956) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81405591
Date:
Apr 22, 2024
State:
US
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAREDO TX
Carrier (USDOT):
CARSON FREIGHT LLC (3232956)
Operating authority:
MC1013976
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LF687 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R535593 (TX)

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 Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 18.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.10 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 53,211 Level 1 inspections in US during 2024
vs typical at LAREDO TX
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 8,197 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
5
4 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)
37%
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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
22 violations · 3 OOS · 1.16 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 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 3HSDJAPR4GN412603 TX R535593 INTERNATIONAL LF687 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W97L036036 TA 60UD7L WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2007 —

Violations Cited

5 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
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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 —
393.55(d)(2) CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.83(e) Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab. 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
81949612 Jun 18, 2024 TX L3 — 1 OOS
81849451 Jun 6, 2024 TN L2 KNOXVILLE TN 2 —
81686128 May 22, 2024 SC L3 I-85 SB ROADSIDE 3 —
81589320 May 10, 2024 LA L3 ROADSIDE 0 —
81458671 Apr 25, 2024 TX L2 — 0 —
81358917 Apr 10, 2024 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89337984 Oct 21, 2026 TX L2 3HSDJAPR4GN412603 —
88886574 Sep 1, 2026 TX L2 3HSDJAPR4GN412603 —
87423401 Mar 25, 2026 TX L2 3HSDJAPR4GN412603 OOS
86967988 Feb 4, 2026 TX L1 3HSDJAPR4GN412603 —
86934665 Jan 29, 2026 US L2 3HSDJAPR4GN412603 —
85841227 Sep 17, 2025 TX L2 1JJV532W97L036036 —
84965426 Jun 13, 2025 TX L2 3HSDJAPR4GN412603 —
84826388 May 29, 2025 TX L2 3HSDJAPR4GN412603 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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