Roadside Inspection 83040501

Roadside inspection on Oct 22, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: TECHWATER LLC (USDOT 3302172) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83040501
Date:
Oct 22, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MENTONE BYPASS
Carrier (USDOT):
TECHWATER LLC (3302172)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
12T804M (TX)

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 20.

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
6
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 8.79 violations per inspection across 57 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
6
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
6
5 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)
0%
28 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
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
72 violations · 5 OOS · 12.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
28
273 violations · 25 OOS · 9.75 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 396.3A1 (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3A1)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKADP9X7FJ411131 TX 12T804M KENWORTH T6 Series 2015
2 OTHER 1UNST4220CL114183 TX 235B904 DRAGON PRODUCTS Dragon Products 2012

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1 Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 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
83452087 Dec 18, 2024 TX L2 19 OOS
83441793 Dec 15, 2024 TX L2 IH20 WB MM 66 7
82901692 Oct 13, 2024 TX L2 RM 2355 MM 198 7 OOS
82759851 Sep 18, 2024 TX L1 TEXAS-302 MILE MARKE 11 OOS
82695892 Sep 11, 2024 TX L2 FM 1788 MM 318 19 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81340125 Apr 5, 2024 TX L2 1XKADP9X7FJ411131 OOS
80629958 Jan 13, 2024 TX L2 1UNST4220CL114183 OOS
79646349 Sep 9, 2023 TX L2 1XKADP9X7FJ411131
78763840 May 19, 2023 TX L2 1UNST4220CL114183 OOS

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