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Roadside Inspection 82268358

Roadside inspection on Jul 26, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: PITTSBURG STEEL LLC (USDOT 2254969) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS 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 #:
82268358
Date:
Jul 26, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
LAT:32 48'54.72"N
Operating authority:
MC104545
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R570782 (TX)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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 Level 2 median in Texas
3
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
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
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 383.51(a) (Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.51(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD50GSHB6604 TX R570782 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148201N1548901 TX 208C842 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2022 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 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
82487447 Aug 21, 2024 TX L2 IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE 0 —
82471992 Aug 19, 2024 TX L2 IH30 WB MT PLEASANT SCALE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81260851 Apr 2, 2024 TX L2 3AKJGLD50GSHB6604 OOS
80619196 Jan 12, 2024 TX L2 13N148201N1548901 —

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