Roadside Inspection 82807792

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION (USDOT 1484229) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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 #:
82807792
Date:
Sep 24, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M61670 (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 19.

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 2.07 violations per inspection across 81 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,685 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
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)
30%
53 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
2
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
28 violations · 3 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
53
123 violations · 12 OOS · 2.32 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 393.75A3 (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75A3)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDR6CSBH2429 TX 1M61670 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 7SPCC4120RN008167 TN 456837T PRATT INTERMODAL CHASSIS LLC PRATT INTERMODAL CHASSIS LLC 2024

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 6 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
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 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
83138299 Nov 5, 2024 TX L2 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE 0
83096609 Oct 29, 2024 TX L2 W 12TH ST AT TX95 NB 3 OOS
82979675 Oct 17, 2024 TX L2 TX288 NB ANGLETON SCALE 3 OOS
82870945 Oct 7, 2024 TX L1 IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE 5
82808134 Sep 26, 2024 TX L2 US77 RIVIERA SCALE 1
82575370 Aug 30, 2024 TX L2 200 E SAM HOUSTON PK 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81798167 May 30, 2024 TX L2 1FUJGLDR6CSBH2429
81534854 May 1, 2024 TX L2 1FUJGLDR6CSBH2429

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