Roadside Inspection 83096609

Roadside inspection on Oct 29, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: UNIQUE COURIER SERVICE CORPORATION (USDOT 1484229) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS 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 #:
83096609
Date:
Oct 29, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
W 12TH ST AT TX95 NB
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M18403 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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 2.13 violations per inspection across 85 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 W 12TH ST AT TX95 NB
3
Cleaner than station median (4)
Median of 134 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)
30%
50 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
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
31 violations · 4 OOS · 2.58 per inspection
Prior 365 days
50
106 violations · 11 OOS · 2.12 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 395.8A-ELD (ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required), severity weight 5). (395.8A-ELD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLFG8LDLT7039 TX 1M18403 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1LDE40204EB842570 TN T938642 Usts

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.86A2 Rear Impact Guard having improper width - trailer manufactured on or after January 26, 1998 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
83527466 Dec 27, 2024 TX L2 2
83548725 Dec 20, 2024 TX L2 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE 4
83527919 Dec 16, 2024 TX L1 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE 2 OOS
83389049 Dec 9, 2024 TX L1 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE 1
83389810 Dec 6, 2024 TX L2 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE 0
83290631 Nov 26, 2024 TX L4 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82178788 Jul 18, 2024 TX L2 3AKJGLFG8LDLT7039
82178936 Jul 17, 2024 TX L2 3AKJGLFG8LDLT7039

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