Roadside Inspection 84041172

Roadside inspection on Feb 27, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: BOBBY RAY SMITH TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2515389) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
12
OOS Violations
4
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84041172
Date:
Feb 27, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
12
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LF687 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R550074 (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 34.

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
12
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.65 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
12
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 87,766 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
12
11 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)
0%
12 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
2
7 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
16 violations · 2 OOS · 3.20 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
48 violations · 7 OOS · 4.00 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 393.45DLUV (Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle, severity weight 4). (393.45DLUV)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDJAPR6EN069886 TX R550074 INTERNATIONAL LF687 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF4220631071522 TX 161B138 TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Transcraft 2003

Violations Cited

12 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1 Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HLIW HUBS - Oil And/Or Grease Leaking From HUB - Inner Wheel 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
84408584 Apr 11, 2025 TX L2 0
84170198 Mar 12, 2025 TX L2 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE 3 OOS
83842751 Feb 6, 2025 TX L2 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE 3 OOS
83811590 Feb 4, 2025 TX L2 SH 6 MP 602 4 OOS
83602771 Jan 9, 2025 TX L2 IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE 3
83557934 Jan 6, 2025 TX L2 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87321256 Mar 13, 2026 LA L3 3HSDJAPR6EN069886
85443448 Aug 5, 2025 TX L4 1TTF4220631071522
85443448 Aug 5, 2025 TX L4 3HSDJAPR6EN069886
83029787 Oct 24, 2024 TX L2 1TTF4220631071522
82817764 Sep 27, 2024 TX L2 1TTF4220631071522 OOS
81108548 Mar 12, 2024 TX L2 1TTF4220631071522 OOS
79525161 Aug 24, 2023 TX L2 1TTF4220631071522 OOS

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