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Roadside Inspection 85400566

Roadside inspection on Jul 31, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORT LTD (USDOT 1041459) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85400566
Date:
Jul 31, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US 281 AND FM 509
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1L48660 (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 12.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.84 violations per inspection across 392 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
2
On par with 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
2
1 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%
180 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
16
34 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
63
109 violations · 15 OOS · 1.73 per inspection
Prior 365 days
180
302 violations · 48 OOS · 1.68 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 3HCDZAPR7LL814125 TX 1L48660 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 56EA53K22MA000357 TX 163B831 ARMOR LITE TRAILER Armor Lite Trailer 2021 —

Violations Cited

2 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
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 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
85940612 Sep 29, 2025 TX L2 US 83 MP 888 5 OOS
85929982 Sep 26, 2025 TX L2 US77 RIVIERA SCALE 0 —
85953969 Sep 25, 2025 TX L2 US83 EB 2 OOS
85918917 Sep 25, 2025 TX L2 US77 RIVIERA SCALE 1 —
85892497 Sep 22, 2025 TX L2 — 1 OOS
85870451 Sep 22, 2025 TX L3 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87424045 Mar 25, 2026 TX L1 3HCDZAPR7LL814125 —
87264973 Mar 5, 2026 TX L1 56EA53K22MA000357 —
86543829 Dec 5, 2025 TX L2 3HCDZAPR7LL814125 —
86543829 Dec 5, 2025 TX L2 56EA53K22MA000357 —
83017955 Oct 25, 2024 TX L1 3HCDZAPR7LL814125 OOS
81321820 Apr 4, 2024 TX L2 3HCDZAPR7LL814125 OOS
79612615 Aug 28, 2023 TX L2 3HCDZAPR7LL814125 —

Related records

Recent activity at US 281 AND FM 509

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
87714096 Apr 28, 2026 BR WILLIAMS TRUCKING LLC 1 —
86842774 Jan 13, 2026 LM TRANSPORTACIONES SA DE CV 3 —
86780835 Jan 12, 2026 ANTRIAVI SA DE CV 3 —
86780834 Jan 12, 2026 QUALITY TANK SA DE CV 3 —
86544017 Dec 10, 2025 SERVICIOS ESPECIALIZADOS ALANIS SA DE CV 0 —
86543896 Dec 10, 2025 CARTER LOGISTEED EXPRESS INC 0 —