Roadside Inspection 84149394

Roadside inspection on Mar 5, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: RIO GRANDE CARTAGE COMPANY (USDOT 1195012) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER OTHER

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84149394
Date:
Mar 5, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH 35 N MILE POST 59
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia OTHER
Plate:
1M64677 (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 29.

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 Level 2 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at IH 35 N MILE POST 59
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 164 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
5
4 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
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 OTHER 1FUJGEDR4CSBM5164 TX 1M64677 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS253XJ2280208 ME 5075738 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2018

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205C Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 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
84457891 Apr 14, 2025 TX L1 IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE 5
84366674 Apr 2, 2025 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 1
83932676 Feb 19, 2025 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 3
83932184 Feb 18, 2025 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 7
83692994 Jan 23, 2025 TX L2 IH 35 NB MM 59 0
83718108 Jan 22, 2025 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85994343 Oct 6, 2025 TX L2 1FUJGEDR4CSBM5164
84719670 May 13, 2025 TX L2 1FUJGEDR4CSBM5164
84457891 Apr 14, 2025 TX L1 1FUJGEDR4CSBM5164
83692994 Jan 23, 2025 TX L2 1FUJGEDR4CSBM5164
78726773 May 24, 2023 AR L2 1UYVS253XJ2280208

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