Roadside Inspection 86353711
Roadside inspection on Jul 22, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2872634) • Vehicle: FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 86353711
- Date:
- Jul 22, 2025
- State:
- Texas
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 1
- Violations:
- 12
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- US 281 MM 754
- Carrier (USDOT):
- PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC (2872634)
- Vehicle:
- FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- 1M31698 (TX)
- VIN:
- 1FUJGLCK4ALAN8218
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 30.
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
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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 396.5B-HLIW (Fuel system leak, severity weight 7). (396.5B-HLIW)
Units Inspected
1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 1FUJGLCK4ALAN8218 | TX 1M31698 | FRHT | — | — | — |
Violations Cited
12 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396.5B-HLIW | Fuel system leak | 7 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.51 | Steering wheel free play excessive | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.95A | Emergency equipment - fire extinguisher missing/defective | 5 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.60C | Glazing/window obstructions | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.78 | Windshield condition defective | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.95B | Emergency equipment - warning devices missing | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 390.403B4 | 390.403B4 | — | General/Admin | — |
| 393.203C | Hood not securely fastened | — | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.79 | Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective | — | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.83G | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment | — | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | — | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9H | Inoperable head lamps | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85726594 | Sep 8, 2025 | TX | L1 | IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE | 23 | OOS |
| 85659797 | Sep 1, 2025 | TX | L2 | — | 3 | — |
| 85659729 | Aug 31, 2025 | TX | L2 | — | 2 | — |
| 85533854 | Aug 14, 2025 | TX | L1 | US77 RIVIERA SCALE | 3 | — |
| 85412822 | Aug 4, 2025 | TX | L1 | IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE | 7 | — |
| 85399917 | Aug 1, 2025 | TX | L2 | US S 281 MM 676 | 1 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85311449 | Jul 22, 2025 | TX | L3 | 1FUJGLCK4ALAN8218 | — |
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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 US 281 MM 754
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