Roadside Inspection 86365123

Roadside inspection on Nov 17, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: AMS TRUCK SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4343819) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86365123
Date:
Nov 17, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
223M IH20 EB
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N80134 (TX)

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 Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 21.

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 Level 2 median in Texas
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 211,466 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 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
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 395.8A-ELD (ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required), severity weight 5). (395.8A-ELD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJGLBG2ASAU9942 TX 1N80134 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2010
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF48204T1051532 TX 242C194 TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trail-Eze
Transcraft 1996

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSLOW HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking - Outer Wheel 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service

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
86494562 Dec 2, 2025 TX L1 7 OOS
86364869 Nov 17, 2025 TX L2 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
78894057 Jun 6, 2023 TX L2 1FUJGLBG2ASAU9942

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