Roadside Inspection 81698017

Roadside inspection on May 22, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: MELTON TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 34666) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81698017
Date:
May 22, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAT:29 37' 31.44N
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3FX245 (OK)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a 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 0.64 violations per inspection across 1,754 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
62%
1550 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
122
105 violations · 16 OOS
Prior 90 days
377
246 violations · 43 OOS · 0.65 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1550
994 violations · 184 OOS · 0.64 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9NSNB2780 OK 3FX245 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2537HA916832 OK 4927LR UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2017

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 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
82176953 Jul 21, 2024 OK L1 SEQUOYAH POE 2
82174810 Jul 21, 2024 AL L3 FORT PAYNE 0
82182717 Jul 19, 2024 CA L3 DONNER PASS IF 0
82167252 Jul 19, 2024 CA L3 1
82162849 Jul 19, 2024 OK L2 SH364 0
82197672 Jul 18, 2024 TN L3 MADISON 0

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