Roadside Inspection 82900798

Roadside inspection on Oct 7, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: PHOENIX ENERGY LLC (USDOT 4116353) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82900798
Date:
Oct 7, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US385 NB
Carrier (USDOT):
PHOENIX ENERGY LLC (4116353)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER FLD132 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M46249 (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 33.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.96 violations per inspection across 24 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at US385 NB
8
Heavier than station median (4)
Median of 176 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
8
7 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)
13%
24 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
1
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
22 violations · 2 OOS · 7.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
95 violations · 11 OOS · 3.96 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJAPCK76DU17214 TX 1M46249 FREIGHTLINER FLD132 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UNST4224BL081753 TX 254B104 DRAGON PRODUCTS
Ticket: Desp
Dragon Products 2011

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
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
83148109 Nov 8, 2024 TX L2 IH20 EB ODESSA SCALE 5 OOS
83106285 Nov 1, 2024 TX L2 8 OOS
83106247 Nov 1, 2024 TX L2 5 OOS
83073915 Oct 28, 2024 TX L2 US385 NB 2 OOS
83073913 Oct 28, 2024 TX L2 US385 NB 3
82704499 Sep 17, 2024 NM L2 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86059365 Oct 14, 2025 TX L2 1FUJAPCK76DU17214
86059365 Oct 14, 2025 TX L2 1UNST4224BL081753

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