Roadside Inspection 88844786

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: M & H CRATES INC (USDOT 333581) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88844786
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Carrier (USDOT):
M & H CRATES INC (333581)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R746922 (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 8.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.64 violations per inspection across 44 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 105,293 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
2
On par with 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 2 median
2
1 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)
10%
10 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
19 violations · 5 OOS · 1.90 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-BALR (Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test., severity weight 4). (396.3A1-BALR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X84N812143 TX R746922 PETERBILT 379 2004
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N1482CX51529483 TX X07523 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2005

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 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
88502221 Jul 21, 2026 TX L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87066168 Feb 9, 2026 TX L1 13N1482CX51529483 OOS
85870344 Sep 22, 2025 TX L2 13N1482CX51529483
85599113 Aug 25, 2025 TX L2 1XP5DB9X84N812143
85141674 Jul 3, 2025 TX L2 1XP5DB9X84N812143
84246870 Mar 21, 2025 TX L2 1XP5DB9X84N812143
82759609 Sep 18, 2024 TX L2 1XP5DB9X84N812143 OOS
82641059 Sep 12, 2024 AR L3 13N1482CX51529483
82641059 Sep 12, 2024 AR L3 1XP5DB9X84N812143

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