Roadside Inspection 88700949

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2026 in US • Carrier: RODRIGUEZ EXPRESS SA DE CV (USDOT 689905) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
14
OOS Violations
2
14% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88700949
Date:
Aug 13, 2026
State:
US
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
14
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAREDO TX
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
68ES2C (MX)

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 44.

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
14
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 5.00 violations per inspection across 186 prior records
vs Level 1 median in US
14
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 33,449 Level 1 inspections in US during 2026
vs typical at LAREDO TX
14
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 17,519 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
14
13 more than the median (1)
Compared to 414,924 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%
45 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
7
8 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
52 violations · 1 OOS · 4.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
45
242 violations · 12 OOS · 5.38 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDR1KSKX4099 MX 68ES2C FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAP06275B700804 MX 793XS3 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2005

Violations Cited

14 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BLMACBD Drum Brake - Loose chamber/spider/camshaft support bracket. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A-BMBCBD Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s). 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.28-WS-6 Wiring Systems - Bare, loose, dangling, chafing or poorly connected wires. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88757765 Aug 20, 2026 US L1 4
88744571 Aug 19, 2026 US L1 13 OOS
88699629 Aug 13, 2026 US L1 6
88624013 Aug 5, 2026 US L3 0
88623253 Aug 5, 2026 US L3 2
88616996 Aug 5, 2026 US L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88294441 Jul 1, 2026 US L1 1GRAP06275B700804
87707595 Apr 28, 2026 US L1 3AKJHLDR1KSKX4099
87604037 Apr 16, 2026 US L1 3AKJHLDR1KSKX4099
86873427 Jan 22, 2026 US L1 3AKJHLDR1KSKX4099
86368961 Nov 19, 2025 US L2 3AKJHLDR1KSKX4099
84660552 May 13, 2025 US L1 3AKJHLDR1KSKX4099
84225431 Mar 26, 2025 US L1 3AKJHLDR1KSKX4099 OOS
84128690 Mar 12, 2025 US L1 3AKJHLDR1KSKX4099

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