Roadside Inspection 83779701

Roadside inspection on Jan 29, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: HAPPY TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3535807) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
2
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83779701
Date:
Jan 29, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX349
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N09522 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 39.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 1 median in Texas
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 87,766 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at TX349
9
Heavier than station median (5)
Median of 184 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
9
8 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
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 1XKAA49X0CJ287870 TX 1N09522 KENWORTH T6 Series 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1M91H4325JA211763 OK CE9673 MERTZ MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Halr
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC 2018

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75C Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.100(a) No or improper load 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
83692757 Jan 21, 2025 TX L2 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82512083 Aug 21, 2024 TX L2 1XKAA49X0CJ287870
80480646 Dec 21, 2023 TX L2 1M91H4325JA211763 OOS

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