Roadside Inspection 82361663

Roadside inspection on Aug 9, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: PATTERSON MOTOR FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 1061388) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
82361663
Date:
Aug 9, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US 190 MM 368
Operating authority:
MC439822
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
R732642 (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 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 0.95 violations per inspection across 100 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%
63 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
3
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
17 violations · 3 OOS · 1.31 per inspection
Prior 365 days
63
71 violations · 14 OOS · 1.13 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5KJNABD12GPHS5088 TX R732642 WESTERN STAR 4900 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DAR5F0N07P018605 TX 189C235 DAKOTA MANUFACTURING CO. / TRAIL-EZE Dakota Manufacturing Co. 2007

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 OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
82911996 Oct 2, 2024 TX L2 FM1788 AT PILOT AVE 0
82828105 Sep 29, 2024 TX L2 0
82796776 Sep 28, 2024 TX L2 TX480 LOOP 0
82786517 Sep 23, 2024 AZ L3 YUMA AZ 0
82733420 Sep 21, 2024 NM L1 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 1 OOS
82849723 Sep 19, 2024 TX L1 TOM CRADDICK HWY 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85441265 Aug 6, 2025 NM L2 1DAR5F0N07P018605 OOS
85441265 Aug 6, 2025 NM L2 5KJNABD12GPHS5088 OOS
83999633 Feb 25, 2025 TX L2 1DAR5F0N07P018605 OOS
83999633 Feb 25, 2025 TX L2 5KJNABD12GPHS5088 OOS

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