Roadside Inspection 82397734

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: AUTOTRANSPORTES VARELA DAVILA SA DE CV (USDOT 1716824) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
82397734
Date:
Aug 12, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PHARR POE
Operating authority:
MX629695
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
21AR8P (MX)

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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.33 violations per inspection across 1,578 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 PHARR POE
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 3,155 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)
44%
1176 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
58
66 violations · 9 OOS
Prior 90 days
253
346 violations · 46 OOS · 1.37 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1176
1488 violations · 179 OOS · 1.27 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 3AKJCYDJ3HDJA0498 MX 21AR8P FREIGHTLINER M2 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1L01A5324K1087167 MX 836UN5 Lufk

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
83599299 Oct 11, 2024 US L1 PHARR TX 0
82955545 Oct 11, 2024 TX L2 PHARR POE 1
82955544 Oct 11, 2024 TX L2 PHARR POE 1
82931703 Oct 11, 2024 TX L1 PHARR POE 5 OOS
82931702 Oct 11, 2024 TX L1 PHARR POE 0
82895488 Oct 11, 2024 US L1 PHARR TX 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88502230 Jul 21, 2026 TX L1 3AKJCYDJ3HDJA0498
87966500 May 27, 2026 US L1 3AKJCYDJ3HDJA0498
87837008 May 13, 2026 US L3 3AKJCYDJ3HDJA0498
87778646 May 4, 2026 TX L2 3AKJCYDJ3HDJA0498
85925702 Oct 1, 2025 US L1 3AKJCYDJ3HDJA0498
85746313 Sep 11, 2025 US L1 3AKJCYDJ3HDJA0498 OOS
85021731 Jun 16, 2025 TX L1 3AKJCYDJ3HDJA0498
84133514 Mar 13, 2025 TX L2 1L01A5324K1087167

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Recent activity at PHARR POE

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87741193 Apr 29, 2026 SINTRA COMPANIA DE TRANSPORTES SA DE CV 2