Roadside Inspection 85143049

Roadside inspection on Jul 5, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: THERMO EXPRESS MUNOZ SA DE CV (USDOT 926700) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85143049
Date:
Jul 5, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
US 281 WEST OF 23 ST
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
941EX9 (MX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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
3
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.58 violations per inspection across 52 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
3
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
3
2 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)
14%
22 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
4
25 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
29 violations · 1 OOS · 5.80 per inspection
Prior 365 days
22
92 violations · 7 OOS · 4.18 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 393.75A3 (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 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDDU9X56R149820 MX 941EX9 KENWORTH T8 Series 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25375U372015 MX 247XM8 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER
Ticket: Utbc
Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2005

Violations Cited

3 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
391.11B2-Z Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001. 4 Driver Fitness
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
85636776 Aug 27, 2025 TX L2 US 281 WB MP 792 2
85534162 Aug 12, 2025 TX L2 PHARR POE 5
85506990 Aug 11, 2025 TX L3 0
85118798 Jun 30, 2025 TX L3 US281 E OF JACKSON R 4
85046693 Jun 25, 2025 US L1 PHARR TX 17 OOS
84989078 Jun 16, 2025 TX L3 US MILITARY HIGHWAY 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87502947 Apr 2, 2026 TX L1 1UYVS25375U372015
86633341 Dec 19, 2025 TX L2 1UYVS25375U372015
86633341 Dec 19, 2025 TX L2 1XKDDU9X56R149820
86300839 Nov 9, 2025 TX L2 1XKDDU9X56R149820
86246668 Nov 1, 2025 TX L2 1XKDDU9X56R149820
85534162 Aug 12, 2025 TX L2 1UYVS25375U372015
84395439 Apr 8, 2025 TX L2 1UYVS25375U372015
82623295 Sep 2, 2024 TX L3 1UYVS25375U372015

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