Roadside Inspection 81668845

Roadside inspection on May 20, 2024 in US • Carrier: VICTOR AMBROSIO GARZA SOLIS (USDOT 1830996) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
4
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81668845
Date:
May 20, 2024
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAREDO TX
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
321AJ8 (MX)

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 Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 26.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.73 violations per inspection across 37 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 53,211 Level 1 inspections in US during 2024
vs typical at LAREDO TX
8
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 9,116 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
8
7 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)
13%
32 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
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
13 violations · 1 OOS · 2.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
118 violations · 10 OOS · 3.69 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 393.45(a) (Brake tubing/hoses inadequate, severity weight 7). (393.45(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FDEF3G50AEA49173 MX 321AJ8 FORD F-350 2010

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(a) Brake tubing/hoses inadequate 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
393.203(c) Hood not securely fastened 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
81969401 Jun 25, 2024 US L1 LAREDO TX 3
81808786 May 31, 2024 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 1
81745189 May 30, 2024 US L1 LAREDO TX 10
81744182 May 29, 2024 US L1 LAREDO TX 5
81702133 May 23, 2024 US L1 LAREDO TX 1
81701971 May 23, 2024 US L1 LAREDO TX 7

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83284258 Nov 29, 2024 US L2 1FDEF3G50AEA49173
83047380 Oct 31, 2024 US L1 1FDEF3G50AEA49173 OOS
79490254 Aug 24, 2023 US L1 1FDEF3G50AEA49173 OOS

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