Roadside Inspection 88829274

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: E M TRANSPORTES SA DE CV (USDOT 3604117) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

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 #:
88829274
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
28ES6V (TA)

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 23.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.57 violations per inspection across 111 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 105,293 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,186 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 550,077 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)
8%
36 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
1
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
52 violations · 2 OOS · 6.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
36
141 violations · 14 OOS · 3.92 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.5× their typical violation rate (52 violations across 8 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.57 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 392.9A2-C (Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured., severity weight 1). (392.9A2-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD79X8GD327110 TA 28ES6V PETERBILT 579 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0628GW702333 TX 244C368 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.11A1-LPL Lighting - Parking lamp(s) missing. 6 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-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
392.9A2-C Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured. 1 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
88683057 Aug 10, 2026 TX L2 3
88501384 Jul 21, 2026 TX L2 1
88448562 Jul 15, 2026 TX L2 6
88287488 Jun 29, 2026 TX L3 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88448562 Jul 15, 2026 TX L2 1XPBD79X8GD327110
88174757 Jun 15, 2026 TX L1 1XPBD79X8GD327110 OOS
84989448 Jun 17, 2025 TX L3 1GRAA0628GW702333
83288024 Nov 29, 2024 LA L3 1GRAA0628GW702333
81353823 Apr 11, 2024 TX L2 1GRAA0628GW702333

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