Roadside Inspection 88501912

Roadside inspection on Jul 21, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: CARIBBEAN TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2640017) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88501912
Date:
Jul 21, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF59DT (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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 this carrier's typical
4
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 4.27 violations per inspection across 59 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 103,716 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 6,784 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 543,171 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
27%
48 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
28 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
35 violations · 5 OOS · 3.89 per inspection
Prior 365 days
48
222 violations · 15 OOS · 4.63 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 395.8A-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 3AKJHHDR1LSLJ8035 FL DF59DT FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2530GM615957 FL QB18MA UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2016

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A-ELD ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.55E No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24D ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically 3 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
88700530 Aug 14, 2026 MS L2 0
88551503 Jul 29, 2026 KY L1 2
88557072 Jul 28, 2026 TN L2 1
88551285 Jul 28, 2026 KY L2 1
88530890 Jul 26, 2026 AL L2 9
88407022 Jul 14, 2026 LA L3 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87385597 Mar 23, 2026 TX L2 3AKJHHDR1LSLJ8035
85766628 Sep 11, 2025 TN L1 3AKJHHDR1LSLJ8035
85008735 Jun 17, 2025 WA L1 1UYVS2530GM615957 OOS
84075492 Mar 8, 2025 TN L1 3AKJHHDR1LSLJ8035 OOS
83936723 Feb 20, 2025 TN L2 3AKJHHDR1LSLJ8035
80665078 Jan 23, 2024 MD L1 3AKJHHDR1LSLJ8035

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