Roadside Inspection 85940331
Roadside inspection on Sep 25, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: BLACK ONYX LLC (USDOT 4217816) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 85940331
- Date:
- Sep 25, 2025
- State:
- Texas
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 10
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- BI 20 MM 261
- Carrier (USDOT):
- BLACK ONYX LLC (4217816)
- Vehicle:
- FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- 1M84400 (TX)
- VIN:
- 1FUJGLDR3DSBT1696
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 41.
Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a more severe than typical result.
Severity context
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How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
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 | 1FUJGLDR3DSBT1696 | TX 1M84400 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2013 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 3M9KS4026PL084721 | TX 235C055 |
MAXXIM
Ticket: Maxi
|
Maxxim | 2023 | — |
Violations Cited
10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383.23A2 | Operating a CMV without a CDL | 8 | Driver Fitness | OOS |
| 393.75A3 | Tire-flat and/or audible air leak | 8 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.9H | Inoperable head lamps | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9T | Inoperable tail lamp | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.55C1 | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.60C | Windshield - Damaged or Discolored | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86375081 | Nov 19, 2025 | TX | L2 | SH 302 MP 192 | 18 | OOS |
| 86109990 | Oct 17, 2025 | TX | L2 | — | 1 | — |
| 85919277 | Sep 23, 2025 | TX | L2 | SH 17 MP 362 | 5 | OOS |
| 85781825 | Sep 12, 2025 | TX | L2 | SH-302 MILE MARKER 1 | 4 | OOS |
| 85714298 | Aug 31, 2025 | TX | L2 | TEXAS-17 MILE MARKER | 0 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85919277 | Sep 23, 2025 | TX | L2 | 1FUJGLDR3DSBT1696 | OOS |
| 85919277 | Sep 23, 2025 | TX | L2 | 3M9KS4026PL084721 | OOS |
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- Review every cited violation code. Click through each violation code in the table below to read the underlying FMCSR section. The severity weight column tells you which citations carry the most weight in the SMS scoring algorithm.
- Check the OOS flags. An OOS order was issued. The Vehicle OOS / Driver OOS badges at the top of this page tell you which side of the cab triggered it; until the cited defects were corrected, the carrier could not legally continue operating.
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Recent activity at BI 20 MM 261
Other carriers inspected here recently.
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