Roadside Inspection 85246717

Roadside inspection on Jul 15, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: MIKE PYLE TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3836827) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
11
OOS Violations
4
36% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85246717
Date:
Jul 15, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
11
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
Operating authority:
MC1393848
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
VF3816 (IA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 37.

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
11
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.62 violations per inspection across 37 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
11
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025
vs typical at US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
11
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 8,400 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
11
10 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)
13%
32 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
35 violations · 4 OOS · 5.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
156 violations · 13 OOS · 4.88 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 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 1XPXD49X1ND795603 IA VF3816 PETERBILT 389 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2534J2198488 IA VF3816 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2018

Violations Cited

11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2 Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.45DLUV Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55D1 CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.81 Horn inoperative 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1 Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 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
85274904 Jul 19, 2025 NE L2 10 OOS
85139913 Jul 3, 2025 IA L3 HWY 20 1
84975461 Jun 14, 2025 KS L2 14 OOS
84937217 Jun 10, 2025 TX L1 10 OOS
84762535 May 21, 2025 CO L3 PAGOSA SPRINGS CO 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85970232 Oct 3, 2025 KS L2 1UYVS2534J2198488 OOS
V252023845 Sep 16, 2025 TX L2 1UYVS2534J2198488 OOS
85857998 Sep 16, 2025 TX L2 1UYVS2534J2198488 OOS
84937217 Jun 10, 2025 TX L1 1XPXD49X1ND795603 OOS
Z600211543 Apr 16, 2025 OK L3 1XPXD49X1ND795603
84472300 Apr 16, 2025 MN L3 1UYVS2534J2198488 OOS
84417665 Apr 16, 2025 OK L3 1XPXD49X1ND795603
84406146 Apr 14, 2025 IA L2 1XPXD49X1ND795603 OOS

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