Roadside Inspection 86980652

Roadside inspection on Jan 29, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: RIO GRANDE CARTAGE COMPANY (USDOT 1195012) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86980652
Date:
Jan 29, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COLUMBIA POE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1N56120 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 27.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 this carrier's typical
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.77 violations per inspection across 22 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 46,146 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at COLUMBIA POE
5
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 13,394 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
12%
17 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
49 violations · 2 OOS · 2.88 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 393.75A3 (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75A3)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDV3GDHG0967 TX 1N56120 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A2 Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75A3 Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9H Inoperable head lamps 6 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B-HWSLIW HUBS - Wheel Seal Leaking - Inner Wheel 2 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
87320888 Mar 17, 2026 US L1 LAREDO TX 3 OOS
87205665 Feb 27, 2026 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 1
86493334 Dec 2, 2025 TX L1 COLUMBIA POE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87320888 Mar 17, 2026 US L1 3AKJGEDV3GDHG0967 OOS
87205665 Feb 27, 2026 TX L1 3AKJGEDV3GDHG0967
86493334 Dec 2, 2025 TX L1 3AKJGEDV3GDHG0967
86127513 Oct 22, 2025 US L1 3AKJGEDV3GDHG0967
84804791 May 20, 2025 TX L1 3AKJGEDV3GDHG0967

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Recent activity at COLUMBIA POE

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