Roadside Inspection 82598103

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: F S TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1217095) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
2
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82598103
Date:
Aug 30, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
N COUNTY ROAD37 (CEN
Carrier (USDOT):
F S TRUCKING INC (1217095)
Operating authority:
MC530974
Vehicle:
MACK CH TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N57281 (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 30.

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
9
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
9
8 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 383.23A2 (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AA13Y6WW093248 TX 1N57281 MACK CH 1998
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5TU114028FS000098 TX 245C876 CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS 2015

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2 Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11TU Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.28 Improper or no wiring protection as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.100(a) No or improper load securement 1 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
83052176 Oct 25, 2024 TX L1 E 8TH AVE AT N WILLI 14 OOS
82993656 Oct 15, 2024 TX L2 FM700 AT FM669 8 OOS
82922410 Oct 14, 2024 TX L2 9 OOS
82685317 Sep 10, 2024 TX L2 BUSINESS 20 EASTBOUN 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82993656 Oct 15, 2024 TX L2 5TU114028FS000098 OOS
82922410 Oct 14, 2024 TX L2 5TU114028FS000098 OOS
80944845 Feb 20, 2024 TX L2 1M1AA13Y6WW093248 OOS

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