Roadside Inspection 83300165

Roadside inspection on Nov 27, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: EM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1449832) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L4
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 4

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83300165
Date:
Nov 27, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R725078 (TX)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 4 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.67 violations per inspection across 95 prior records
vs Level 4 median in Texas
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 1,128 Level 4 inspections in Texas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 4 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 3,896 Level 4 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 17.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 4 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
61 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.30 per inspection
Prior 365 days
61
42 violations · 8 OOS · 0.69 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.67 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBWDVXRLVE0697 TX R725078 WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTSN4321F5U41335 TX 119B281 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2015

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2C Failure to obey traffic control device 5 Unsafe Driving

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
83564612 Jan 9, 2025 AL L1 ROADSIDE 0
83568315 Jan 7, 2025 TX L2 0
83538675 Dec 31, 2024 TX L2 IH20 EB TERRELL SCALE 0
83428071 Dec 16, 2024 TX L2 IH20 EB 0
83414152 Dec 16, 2024 AL L1 RS 0
83428401 Dec 13, 2024 TX L2 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83428401 Dec 13, 2024 TX L2 5HTSN4321F5U41335 OOS
83428401 Dec 13, 2024 TX L2 5KJJBWDVXRLVE0697 OOS

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