Roadside Inspection 82037940

Roadside inspection on Jun 27, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: ALVARADO SAND AND GRAVEL LLC (USDOT 2590226) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82037940
Date:
Jun 27, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH20 LORAINE SCALE
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N48786 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.51 violations per inspection across 39 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 IH20 LORAINE SCALE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 379 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)
9%
34 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
7
17 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
47 violations · 5 OOS · 3.62 per inspection
Prior 365 days
34
110 violations · 9 OOS · 3.24 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 1XP5DBEX27D679170 TX 1N48786 PETERBILT 379 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5LKL5335151025516 TX 142C137 LOAD KING Load King 2005

Violations Cited

3 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 OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
82527616 Aug 26, 2024 TX L2 US67 NB 3
82361811 Aug 7, 2024 TX L1 2
82302829 Aug 1, 2024 TX L2 WIGGINS RD 2 OOS
82152863 Jul 15, 2024 TX L2 US67 SB 0
82144991 Jul 11, 2024 TX L1 IH35W NB 0
82096736 Jul 8, 2024 TX L2 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85432484 Jul 31, 2025 TX L1 1XP5DBEX27D679170
85432484 Jul 31, 2025 TX L1 5LKL5335151025516
84965358 Jun 12, 2025 TX L1 1XP5DBEX27D679170 OOS
84965357 Jun 12, 2025 TX L2 1XP5DBEX27D679170 OOS
84965357 Jun 12, 2025 TX L2 5LKL5335151025516 OOS

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