Roadside Inspection 84490774

Roadside inspection on Apr 22, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: EM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1449832) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

100% of violations

Inspection Level

Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 84490774
Date:: Apr 22, 2025
State:: Texas
Level:: Level II — Walk-Around
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 2
Violations:: 2
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: SH 87 & SH 12
Carrier (USDOT):: EM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (1449832)
Operating authority:: MC547871
Vehicle:: WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: R635480 (TX)
VIN:: 5KJJBWDV3PLUF6105

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 8.

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

Heavier than carrier average

Carrier averages 0.64 violations per inspection across 110 prior records

vs Level 2 median in Texas

On par with median (2)

Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median

1 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)

71%

55 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 violations · 0 OOS

Prior 90 days

1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.17 per inspection

Prior 365 days

29 violations · 4 OOS · 0.53 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.64 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 393.45 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	5KJJBWDV3PLUF6105	TX R635480	WESTERN STAR	49X Chassis	2023	—
2	SEMI-TRAILER	5HTSN4324D7U92524	TX 143C933	HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL	Heil Trailer International	2013	—

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code	Description	Severity Wt	BASIC	OOS
393.45	Brake tubing and hose adequacy	4	Vehicle Maintenance	OOS
396.3A1BL	Brake system pressure loss	4	Vehicle Maintenance	OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Vehicle Maintenance

2 violations

2 OOS

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
84925728	Jun 2, 2025	TX	L2	IH20 EB TERRELL SCALE	0	—
84833421	May 30, 2025	AL	L3	DEMOPOLIS AL	0	—
84811285	May 29, 2025	AL	L3	DORA AL	0	—
84796818	May 27, 2025	TN	L1	ARDMORE TN	1	OOS
84789159	May 23, 2025	TX	L2	9500 JUANITA ST	3	OOS
84702062	May 15, 2025	TX	L1	IH20 EB TERRELL SCALE	0	—