Roadside Inspection 88840846

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: TE SMALL TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1836369) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88840846
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R827449 (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 10.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.03 violations per inspection across 64 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Texas
3
On par with median (3)
Median of 47,200 Level 1 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,837 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
3
2 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)
35%
20 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
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
16 violations · 3 OOS · 2.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
31 violations · 3 OOS · 1.55 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-BARS (Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch, severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BARS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYD49X0KJ285301 TX R827449 KENWORTH T680 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148207B1550728 TX 189B211 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2011

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BARS Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.201A-FRCLS Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis. 2 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
88825463 Aug 26, 2026 LA L1 POLLOCK LA 5 OOS
88747190 Aug 19, 2026 LA L1 2
88614949 Aug 4, 2026 LA L3 0
88495700 Jul 21, 2026 LA L3 0
88298310 Jun 30, 2026 TX L2 7 OOS
88287409 Jun 29, 2026 TX L2 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88287409 Jun 29, 2026 TX L2 13N148207B1550728 OOS
88287409 Jun 29, 2026 TX L2 1XKYD49X0KJ285301 OOS
87254321 Mar 6, 2026 TX L2 13N148207B1550728
87254321 Mar 6, 2026 TX L2 1XKYD49X0KJ285301
86406665 Nov 17, 2025 TX L2 13N148207B1550728
86406665 Nov 17, 2025 TX L2 1XKYD49X0KJ285301

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