Roadside Inspection 85180254

Roadside inspection on Jul 8, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: AMBER TERMINAL INC (USDOT 830337) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS HazMat 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 #:
85180254
Date:
Jul 8, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
US81 MP244
Carrier (USDOT):
AMBER TERMINAL INC (830337)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R738327 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Hazardous Materials, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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
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
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 383.23A2 (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X2ND788305 TX R738327 PETERBILT 389 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PMC64521E6044036 TX 065C380 POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2014

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2 Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
172.516C6 Placard damaged, deteriorated, or obscured 5 Hazardous Materials
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 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
85420550 Aug 5, 2025 OK L2 LOVE PORT ENTRY 1
85188552 Jul 9, 2025 OK L2 0
84789009 May 20, 2025 TX L2 US287 NB CHILDRESS SCALE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86543473 Dec 9, 2025 TX L1 1PMC64521E6044036
85785190 Sep 13, 2025 CO L3 1XPXD49X2ND788305
85420550 Aug 5, 2025 OK L2 1PMC64521E6044036
81130607 Mar 14, 2024 TX L2 1PMC64521E6044036

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