Roadside Inspection 83428401

Roadside inspection on Dec 13, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: EM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1449832) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83428401
Date:
Dec 13, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R725078 (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 16.

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 0.68 violations per inspection across 98 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
vs typical at IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,680 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
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)
61%
62 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
4
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.30 per inspection
Prior 365 days
62
44 violations · 7 OOS · 0.71 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 0.68 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 393.75A3 (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75A3)

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 OTHER 5HTSN4321F5U41335 TX 119B281 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 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
83895867 Feb 10, 2025 TX L2 TX43 0
83768399 Jan 31, 2025 TX L2 US287 SB HENRIETTA SCALE 0
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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83300165 Nov 27, 2024 TX L4 5HTSN4321F5U41335
83300165 Nov 27, 2024 TX L4 5KJJBWDVXRLVE0697

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