Roadside Inspection 81677331

Roadside inspection on May 16, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: TECHWATER LLC (USDOT 3302172) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
2
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81677331
Date:
May 16, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAT:28 26' 59.22N
Carrier (USDOT):
TECHWATER LLC (3302172)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N44223 (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 33.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 8.30 violations per inspection across 44 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 79,661 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
9
8 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)
0%
38 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
2
17 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
47 violations · 5 OOS · 7.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
38
338 violations · 29 OOS · 8.89 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 393.207(a) (Axle positioning parts defective/missing, severity weight 7). (393.207(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6CG53LK76618 TX 1N44223 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2003
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UNST422X6L037889 TX 181C539 DRAGON PRODUCTS Dragon Products 2006

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55(c)(2) CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
81950622 Jun 17, 2024 TX L2 US 285 MM 378 7 OOS
81934730 Jun 12, 2024 TX L2 TX349 12 OOS
81816274 Jun 4, 2024 TX L2 4 OOS
81845585 Jun 3, 2024 TX L2 13 OOS
81808415 May 27, 2024 TX L2 741 PHILLIPS LN 9 OOS
81845562 May 21, 2024 TX L1 10 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86364608 Nov 18, 2025 TX L2 1FUJA6CG53LK76618
85433044 Aug 5, 2025 TX L2 1UNST422X6L037889
82258732 Jul 25, 2024 TX L1 1FUJA6CG53LK76618 OOS
82258732 Jul 25, 2024 TX L1 1UNST422X6L037889 OOS

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