Roadside Inspection 84490937

Roadside inspection on Apr 23, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: STERLING FARMS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1969953) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84490937
Date:
Apr 23, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IH20 LORAINE SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER USF-1E TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1M81245 (TX)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.80 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at IH20 LORAINE SCALE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,344 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
5 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
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
8 violations · 1 OOS · 8.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
12 violations · 1 OOS · 2.40 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUPDSEB1PH469840 TX 1M81245 FREIGHTLINER USF-1E 1993
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3S9PHJP20MW092505 TX 235C502 SEMIREMOLQUES EL PUMA Semiremolques EL Puma 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 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
84432002 Apr 16, 2025 TX L2 IH20 LORAINE SCALE 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84432002 Apr 16, 2025 TX L2 1FUPDSEB1PH469840 OOS
84432002 Apr 16, 2025 TX L2 3S9PHJP20MW092505 OOS
83539937 Jan 3, 2025 TX L3 1FUPDSEB1PH469840
83539937 Jan 3, 2025 TX L3 3S9PHJP20MW092505
82808471 Sep 30, 2024 TX L3 3S9PHJP20MW092505

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