Roadside Inspection 84656027

Roadside inspection on May 10, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: TOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLC (USDOT 3601721) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
2
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84656027
Date:
May 10, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US87 EB MM-730
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R682565 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 52.

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
10
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 5.01 violations per inspection across 136 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
10
Heavier than 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
10
9 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)
18%
113 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
8
46 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
103 violations · 11 OOS · 6.06 per inspection
Prior 365 days
113
590 violations · 58 OOS · 5.22 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 393.45B2UV (Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle, severity weight 4). (393.45B2UV)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD58GSGU6189 TX R682565 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3M9KS4020RL084006 ME 5312681 MAXXIM
Ticket: Maxi
Maxxim 2024

Violations Cited

10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2W Excessive Weight violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2W Excessive Weight violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2W Excessive Weight violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55C1 Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: 4 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
85118819 Jul 2, 2025 TX L2 IH 35 NB MM 59 0
85103830 Jun 29, 2025 TX L2 IH35 SB 119 9 OOS
85103732 Jun 28, 2025 TX L2 7 OOS
85092667 Jun 25, 2025 TX L2 COTULLA REST AREA IH 1
85002918 Jun 19, 2025 TX L2 IH 37 MP 113 1
85002225 Jun 18, 2025 TX L2 TX173 SB MM-558 11 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86182587 Oct 24, 2025 TX L2 3M9KS4020RL084006 OOS
85993260 Sep 24, 2025 TX L3 3AKJGLD58GSGU6189
85780998 Sep 14, 2025 TX L2 3AKJGLD58GSGU6189
85142641 Jul 2, 2025 TX L2 3M9KS4020RL084006
83778490 Feb 2, 2025 TX L2 3AKJGLD58GSGU6189 OOS
83778490 Feb 2, 2025 TX L2 3M9KS4020RL084006 OOS
83452765 Dec 17, 2024 TX L2 3AKJGLD58GSGU6189 OOS

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