Roadside Inspection 86980464

Roadside inspection on Feb 3, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: DLS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3231645) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
86980464
Date:
Feb 3, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
SL 338 MM 274
Carrier (USDOT):
DLS TRANSPORT LLC (3231645)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
K201888 (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 24.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 104,783 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026

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 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
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 393.104B (Damaged securement system/tiedowns, severity weight 1). (393.104B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRHL4RG410032 TX K201888 RAM 3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4P5FD402XG1237581 TX 142B386 PJ PJ 2016

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.82A1 Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV 10 Unsafe Driving
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.104B Damaged securement system/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104B Damaged securement system/tiedowns 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
86554938 Dec 10, 2025 TX L2 US67 MP 742 3

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