Roadside Inspection 88467561

Roadside inspection on Jul 18, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: V RICARDO & RODRIGUEZ LLC (USDOT 4078933) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88467561
Date:
Jul 18, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
VJZ8748 (TX)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 28.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 5.45 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
7
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 46,815 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
7
6 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
11%
18 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
2
7 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
24 violations · 4 OOS · 4.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
98 violations · 9 OOS · 5.44 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 395.3A3-PROP (Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit. (Property Carrying Vehicle), severity weight 7). (395.3A3-PROP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL7RG215060 TX VJZ8748 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3LHGD4026T7002359 TX 241836N ED TRAILERS
Ticket: Other
Ed Trailers 2026

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit. (Property Carrying Vehicle) 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service
393.209E Power steering violations 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.43D No or defective automatic trailer brake 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 1 Hours of Service
395.8 Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner) 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
88812360 Aug 26, 2026 PA L1 EAST PENNSBORO PA 11 OOS
88768120 Aug 20, 2026 TN L2 5 OOS
88624278 Aug 6, 2026 LA L3 0
88389055 Jul 12, 2026 AL L3 2 OOS
88376826 Jul 10, 2026 CA L3 SR-14 NB PIT SCALE 5 OOS
88049230 Jun 3, 2026 KS L3 12 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88768120 Aug 20, 2026 TN L2 3C63RRGL7RG215060 OOS
88768120 Aug 20, 2026 TN L2 3LHGD4026T7002359 OOS
86219051 Oct 31, 2025 IN L1 3C63RRGL7RG215060 OOS
86071674 Oct 10, 2025 TX L2 3C63RRGL7RG215060 OOS
85371459 Jul 31, 2025 MA L1 3C63RRGL7RG215060 OOS
85271856 Jul 21, 2025 MA L3 3C63RRGL7RG215060

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