Roadside Inspection 81606554

Roadside inspection on May 13, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: W M DEWEY & SON INC (USDOT 115152) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81606554
Date:
May 13, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
300 MERCURY
Carrier (USDOT):
W M DEWEY & SON INC (115152)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R594040 (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 4.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than 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)
47%
17 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
5 violations · 1 OOS · 1.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
18 violations · 2 OOS · 1.06 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 392.9 (Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement, severity weight 1). (392.9)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZTZR5MN153858 TX R594040 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1L01B452951157917 TX W19820 Lufk

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9 Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement 1 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
82063822 Jul 2, 2024 TX L1 IH10 WB KINGSBURY SCALE 0
81879167 Jun 11, 2024 TX L2 US59 BEEVILLE SCALE 0
81879107 Jun 11, 2024 TX L2 US59 BEEVILLE SCALE 1 OOS
81750630 May 23, 2024 TX L2 0
81619419 May 14, 2024 TX L1 0
81436069 Apr 16, 2024 TX L1 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88152924 Jun 14, 2026 TX L2 1L01B452951157917
78743913 May 25, 2023 TX L2 3HSDZTZR5MN153858

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