Roadside Inspection 86423931

Roadside inspection on Nov 23, 2025 in Texas • Carrier: TOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLC (USDOT 3601721) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86423931
Date:
Nov 23, 2025
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
US87 EB MM-718
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL L9427 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
26R415N (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 23.

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 this carrier's typical
5
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 4.77 violations per inspection across 199 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
5
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
5
4 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
13%
89 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
3
13 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
91 violations · 8 OOS · 4.79 per inspection
Prior 365 days
89
418 violations · 43 OOS · 4.70 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 396.3A1BL (Brake system pressure loss, severity weight 4). (396.3A1BL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2HSCNAPR97C433660 TX 26R415N INTERNATIONAL L9427 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3M9KS4024RL084932 ME 5289979 MAXXIM
Ticket: Maxi
Maxxim 2024

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1B Brakes (general) Explain: 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1BL Brake system pressure loss 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11TU Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 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
86866320 Jan 19, 2026 TX L2 910 FM186 4 OOS
86806870 Jan 14, 2026 TX L1 IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE 7 OOS
86716360 Dec 31, 2025 TX L2 US181 KARNES SCALE 7 OOS
86669295 Dec 27, 2025 TX L2 ENTRY RAMP 1 OOS
86669362 Dec 26, 2025 TX L2 2710 TX119 2 OOS
86669185 Dec 25, 2025 TX L2 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87739441 Apr 29, 2026 TX L2 2HSCNAPR97C433660
87739441 Apr 29, 2026 TX L2 3M9KS4024RL084932
87662257 Apr 21, 2026 TX L2 3M9KS4024RL084932 OOS
87662257 Apr 21, 2026 TX L2 2HSCNAPR97C433660 OOS
85092914 Jun 26, 2025 TX L2 3M9KS4024RL084932 OOS
84926127 Jun 7, 2025 TX L2 2HSCNAPR97C433660 OOS
82759436 Sep 20, 2024 TX L2 3M9KS4024RL084932 OOS

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