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Roadside Inspection 83291157

Roadside inspection on Nov 25, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: BLS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 503577) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83291157
Date:
Nov 25, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SH288 SB AT CR58
Carrier (USDOT):
BLS TRUCKING INC (503577)
Operating authority:
MC211217
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
PWZ4774 (OH)

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 7.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.95 violations per inspection across 325 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
2
On par with 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
2
1 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)
56%
196 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
15
12 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
49
56 violations · 8 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
196
158 violations · 30 OOS · 0.81 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 393.9TS (Inoperative turn signal, severity weight 6). (393.9TS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALMCYD21RDVC8220 OH PWZ4774 FREIGHTLINER M2 2024 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.118 No/improper lumber/building materials 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
83706201 Jan 24, 2025 NC L2 US74 EXIT 185 0 —
83649093 Jan 17, 2025 NC L2 I-40 MM 121 2 OOS
83624472 Jan 16, 2025 KY L2 LEXINGTON 0 —
83631753 Jan 10, 2025 NY L3 KINGSTON NY 0 —
83575216 Jan 9, 2025 NJ L3 HERBERTSVILLE 0 —
83592145 Jan 8, 2025 TX L2 — 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89261495 Oct 5, 2026 TX L2 3ALMCYD21RDVC8220 —
86866186 Jan 14, 2026 TX L2 3ALMCYD21RDVC8220 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 503577 — tools open pre-filled.

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