Roadside Inspection 83872996

Roadside inspection on Feb 12, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: SERGIO VARELA MALDONADO (USDOT 725226) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83872996
Date:
Feb 12, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOTA POE
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL RF027 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
93ER9N (MX)

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 33.

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 this carrier's typical
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.59 violations per inspection across 968 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 87,766 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at BOTA POE
8
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 5,268 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
8
7 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
498 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
57
177 violations · 14 OOS
Prior 90 days
137
335 violations · 34 OOS · 2.45 per inspection
Prior 365 days
498
1262 violations · 114 OOS · 2.53 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 393.43A (No/improper tractor protection valve, severity weight 4). (393.43A)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1HSHXAHR17J482383 MX 93ER9N INTERNATIONAL RF027 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W57L050385 TX A90735A WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2007

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A2 Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.209E Power steering violations 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.43A No/improper tractor protection valve 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55C1 Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11LR No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1 Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
84396139 Apr 11, 2025 TX L1 BOTA POE 0
84396082 Apr 11, 2025 TX L2 BOTA POE 0
84395319 Apr 11, 2025 TX L1 BOTA POE 0
84395614 Apr 10, 2025 TX L1 YSLETA POE 1
84378153 Apr 10, 2025 TX L1 YSLETA POE 0
84369612 Apr 10, 2025 US L1 EL PASO TX 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85258972 Jul 17, 2025 TX L1 1HSHXAHR17J482383 OOS
85258892 Jul 17, 2025 TX L2 1JJV532W57L050385
85227553 Jul 15, 2025 US L1 1HSHXAHR17J482383 OOS
85142971 Jul 3, 2025 TX L1 1JJV532W57L050385
85002610 Jun 19, 2025 TX L2 1HSHXAHR17J482383 OOS
84951536 Jun 11, 2025 TX L1 1HSHXAHR17J482383
84671020 May 13, 2025 TX L1 1HSHXAHR17J482383
84431965 Apr 15, 2025 TX L1 1HSHXAHR17J482383

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