Roadside Inspection 83368149

Roadside inspection on Dec 3, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: CARDINAL FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 3617003) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83368149
Date:
Dec 3, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
6509S38 (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 3.

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 Level 2 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 176,960 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2024
vs typical at IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE
1
Cleaner than station median (2.5)
Median of 1,508 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
1
Same as 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
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 393.110B (Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo., severity weight 3). (393.110B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGEDV1DSBZ2330 TX 6509S38 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1CD2L452XDA010357 TX 6737F40 CLARK TRAILER SERVICE CLARK TRAILER SERVICE 2013

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110B Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88774598 Aug 21, 2026 TX L2 1FUJGEDV1DSBZ2330
87066439 Feb 12, 2026 TX L2 1FUJGEDV1DSBZ2330 OOS
86543945 Dec 8, 2025 TX L2 1CD2L452XDA010357
85021738 Jun 17, 2025 TX L2 1CD2L452XDA010357
84887738 Jun 5, 2025 TX L2 1CD2L452XDA010357

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