Roadside Inspection 84030144

Roadside inspection on Feb 28, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: FERMAR TRANSPORT & EQUIPMENT LLC (USDOT 1033952) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
3
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84030144
Date:
Feb 28, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R586405 (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 41.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.55 violations per inspection across 89 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
9
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE
9
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,830 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
9
8 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)
22%
51 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
5
19 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
23 violations · 1 OOS · 3.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
51
142 violations · 13 OOS · 2.78 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 3AKJGLDR4HSJB7500 TX R586405 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3CXPL48248M000209 TX 14Y771V LOZANO TRAILER
Ticket: Other
Lozano Trailer 2008

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2W Excessive Weight violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-TC Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55C2 CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.110C Insufficient tiedowns for an article blocked with a headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11LR No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1 Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.104B Damaged securement system/tiedowns 1 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
84549493 Apr 29, 2025 TN L3 ONLY TN 0
84583911 Apr 28, 2025 TX L1 PHARR POE 7 OOS
84505035 Apr 24, 2025 TX L3 0
84498610 Apr 24, 2025 TX L2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE 4
84420303 Apr 15, 2025 TX L2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE 4
84301816 Mar 31, 2025 MO L2 SAINT CLAIR MO 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88841067 Aug 26, 2026 TX L2 3CXPL48248M000209
88577493 Jul 29, 2026 TX L2 3AKJGLDR4HSJB7500 OOS
86017614 Oct 7, 2025 TX L2 3AKJGLDR4HSJB7500
82631953 Sep 7, 2024 NM L1 3AKJGLDR4HSJB7500
82511953 Aug 22, 2024 TX L2 3AKJGLDR4HSJB7500
81676883 Mar 27, 2024 TX L2 3AKJGLDR4HSJB7500

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