Roadside Inspection 83452087

Roadside inspection on Dec 18, 2024 in Texas • Carrier: TECHWATER LLC (USDOT 3302172) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
19
OOS Violations
3
16% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83452087
Date:
Dec 18, 2024
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
19
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
CR 300 W. MENTONE BY
Carrier (USDOT):
TECHWATER LLC (3302172)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
61U883M (TX)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 69.

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
19
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 8.71 violations per inspection across 59 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
19
Heavier than 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
19
18 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)
0%
30 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
1
7 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
20 violations · 2 OOS · 6.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
30
286 violations · 26 OOS · 9.53 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 383.23A2 (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X8GD348362 TX 61U883M PETERBILT 579 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5AGEV422X3S292901 TX 52U883M V.E. ENTERPRISES
Ticket: Other
V.E. Enterprises 2003

Violations Cited

19 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2 Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205C Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.45B Expired medical examiner's certificate 1 Driver Fitness
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
83895830 Feb 13, 2025 TX L2 TX349 15 OOS
83894945 Feb 12, 2025 TX L2 16 OOS
83674267 Jan 17, 2025 TX L1 17 OOS
83441793 Dec 15, 2024 TX L2 IH20 WB MM 66 7
83040501 Oct 22, 2024 TX L2 MENTONE BYPASS 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
79997687 Oct 19, 2023 TX L2 5AGEV422X3S292901

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