Roadside Inspection 83895921

Roadside inspection on Feb 14, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: VMS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3796051) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83895921
Date:
Feb 14, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US59
Carrier (USDOT):
VMS TRANSPORT LLC (3796051)
Operating authority:
MC1364483
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R702757 (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 14.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.75 violations per inspection across 52 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at US59
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 190 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
34%
38 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
5 violations · 1 OOS · 1.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
38
68 violations · 11 OOS · 1.79 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 393.209D (Steering system components worn, welded, or missing, severity weight 6). (393.209D)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLBG9DSFF2821 TX R702757 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2013
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5327ST500033 NE 45055W VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2025

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209D Steering system components worn, welded, or missing 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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

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
84404857 Apr 15, 2025 NC L3 I-40 0
84321234 Mar 31, 2025 AR L3 VAN BUREN AR 0
84245559 Mar 20, 2025 TX L2 0
84130799 Mar 12, 2025 IL L3 I57 0
84063365 Mar 4, 2025 TX L2 IH35 SB DEVINE SCALE 0
83999683 Feb 26, 2025 TX L2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85416104 Aug 5, 2025 MO L2 3AKJGLBG9DSFF2821 OOS

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