Roadside Inspection 85247076

Roadside inspection on Apr 17, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: UNIVERSAL INTERMODAL SERVICES INC (USDOT 1162977) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85247076
Date:
Apr 17, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Peterbilt
Plate:
1N109001 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.59 violations per inspection across 1,527 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 87,766 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
38%
655 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
43
88 violations · 7 OOS
Prior 90 days
147
249 violations · 32 OOS · 1.69 per inspection
Prior 365 days
655
1015 violations · 144 OOS · 1.55 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 396.3A1BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1BOS)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLDV2JLJV1003 TX 1N109001 FREIGHTLINER
Ticket: Peterbilt
Cascadia 2018

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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
84965545 Jun 12, 2025 TX L2 IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE 4
84914244 Jun 9, 2025 PA L2 4
84925480 Jun 5, 2025 TX L2 6 OOS
84939838 Jun 4, 2025 CA L1 CORDELIA IF 0
84895283 Jun 4, 2025 WA L3 DU PONT WA 0
84884022 Jun 4, 2025 MD L1 PERRYVILLE MD 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87192707 Feb 23, 2026 TX L2 1FUJGLDV2JLJV1003
86266590 Nov 6, 2025 TX L2 1FUJGLDV2JLJV1003
84095814 Mar 7, 2025 TX L3 1FUJGLDV2JLJV1003

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