Roadside Inspection 81892435

Roadside inspection on Jun 14, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE LLC (USDOT 29124) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81892435
Date:
Jun 14, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX121 NB SVC RD
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P278240 (LA)

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 12.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.77 violations per inspection across 2,329 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
4
Heavier 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
4
3 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)
57%
1917 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
193
153 violations · 18 OOS
Prior 90 days
504
386 violations · 53 OOS · 0.77 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1917
1473 violations · 229 OOS · 0.77 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDR1PSNU7985 LA P278240 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV281D3SL529161 LA J252350 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2025

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
83860027 Aug 13, 2024 NM L2 OROGRANDE PORT OF ENTRY 0
82437319 Aug 13, 2024 TX L1 IH20 EB ODESSA SCALE 0
82437318 Aug 13, 2024 TX L1 IH20 EB ODESSA SCALE 2
82429733 Aug 13, 2024 GA L3 LITHIA SPRINGS GA 0
82383699 Aug 13, 2024 PA L3 0
82379806 Aug 13, 2024 AR L2 VAN BUREN AR 0

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