Roadside Inspection 84490925

Roadside inspection on Apr 23, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: MEDRANO AND SONS PRODUCE INC (USDOT 1236643) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84490925
Date:
Apr 23, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N54643 (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 27.

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
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 7,704 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
6
5 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 393.45B2PC (Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit, severity weight 4). (393.45B2PC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLBG4ASAP7080 TX 1N54643 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2010
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25359M567715 TX 253B546 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2009

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9TS Inoperative turn signal 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2PC Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 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
84108502 Mar 10, 2025 TX L2 US281 SB 3
84016222 Feb 27, 2025 TX L3 US281 NB 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87575238 Apr 10, 2026 TX L2 1UYVS25359M567715
84108502 Mar 10, 2025 TX L2 1FUJGLBG4ASAP7080
84108502 Mar 10, 2025 TX L2 1UYVS25359M567715
84016222 Feb 27, 2025 TX L3 1FUJGLBG4ASAP7080
82471453 Aug 7, 2024 TX L1 1FUJGLBG4ASAP7080 OOS
82122100 Jul 11, 2024 TX L2 1FUJGLBG4ASAP7080
81868796 Jun 12, 2024 TX L3 1FUJGLBG4ASAP7080
79811681 Sep 25, 2023 TX L2 1UYVS25359M567715

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