Roadside Inspection 81740621

Roadside inspection on May 27, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3827862) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81740621
Date:
May 27, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US385 NB
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LF687 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N42042 (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 15.

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
6
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 6.19 violations per inspection across 37 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at US385 NB
6
Heavier than station median (4)
Median of 181 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
6
5 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)
0%
31 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
4
21 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
77 violations · 10 OOS · 5.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
181 violations · 18 OOS · 5.84 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 393.43(a) (No/improper tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDJAPRXFN669960 TX 1N42042 INTERNATIONAL LF687 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3S9G6PG27PC097585 ME 5260899 SEMIREMOLQUES EL PAISANO
Ticket: Other
Semiremolques el Paisano 2023

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43(a) No/improper tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
392.8 Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
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
82178826 Jul 18, 2024 TX L2 10 OOS
82062245 Jul 4, 2024 TX L1 9 OOS
81974880 Jun 20, 2024 TX L2 8 OOS
81905001 Jun 15, 2024 TX L2 3 OOS
81904353 Jun 11, 2024 TX L2 6
81809506 Jun 4, 2024 TX L2 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86265609 Nov 3, 2025 TX L2 3HSDJAPRXFN669960
85713169 Sep 3, 2025 TX L2 3HSDJAPRXFN669960 OOS
84419486 Apr 10, 2025 TX L2 3HSDJAPRXFN669960 OOS
84002895 Feb 27, 2025 OH L2 3S9G6PG27PC097585 OOS
81448747 Apr 23, 2024 TX L1 3HSDJAPRXFN669960 OOS
81448747 Apr 23, 2024 TX L1 3S9G6PG27PC097585 OOS
79687925 Sep 13, 2023 TX L2 3S9G6PG27PC097585
79687925 Sep 13, 2023 TX L2 3HSDJAPRXFN669960

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