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Roadside Inspection 81728399

Roadside inspection on May 23, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: CHIEF CARRIERS INC (USDOT 54985) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81728399
Date:
May 23, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TW130 MP420
Carrier (USDOT):
CHIEF CARRIERS INC (54985)
Operating authority:
MC129808
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
407279 (NE)

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 9.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.50 violations per inspection across 78 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at TW130 MP420
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 122 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 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)
68%
69 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
6
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.18 per inspection
Prior 365 days
69
34 violations · 8 OOS · 0.49 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.50 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 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPCDP9X4ND808098 NE 407279 PETERBILT 567 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A28BR024877 NE 215252 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2011 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
82174793 Jul 22, 2024 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0 —
82197280 Jul 18, 2024 GA L3 COMMERCE GA 1 —
82162641 Jul 18, 2024 KY L1 KUTTAWA 0 —
82151893 Jul 17, 2024 OH L2 ROADSIDE 0 —
82126422 Jul 15, 2024 MO L3 KANSAS CITY MO 0 —
82138659 Jul 11, 2024 MN L3 WORTHINGTON MN 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89325048 Oct 20, 2026 CO L3 1XPCDP9X4ND808098 —
88274111 Jun 29, 2026 WY L1 1XPCDP9X4ND808098 —
83946533 Feb 24, 2025 NE L3 1XPCDP9X4ND808098 —
80678645 Jan 24, 2024 NE L3 1XPCDP9X4ND808098 —
80081959 Oct 31, 2023 IA L2 1XPCDP9X4ND808098 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 54985 — tools open pre-filled.

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