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Roadside Inspection 89013141

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: STERLING FARMS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1969953) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89013141
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER USF-1E TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
68V471W (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 24.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.80 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 132,226 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
6
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 13,197 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 682,444 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026

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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
4
13 violations · 1 OOS · 3.25 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 393.9A-LSLI (Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUPDSEB1PH469840 TX 68V471W FREIGHTLINER USF-1E 1993 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 56EA53K29JA000089 TX 74V471W ARMOR LITE TRAILER Armor Lite Trailer 2018 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9B-LHLO Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any obscured. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89345554 Oct 23, 2026 TX L2 TX 1 —
89020293 Sep 16, 2026 TX L3 TX 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89345554 Oct 23, 2026 TX L2 56EA53K29JA000089 —
89020293 Sep 16, 2026 TX L3 56EA53K29JA000089 —
89020293 Sep 16, 2026 TX L3 1FUPDSEB1PH469840 —
86678199 Dec 29, 2025 TX L2 56EA53K29JA000089 —
86462640 Nov 29, 2025 TX L2 56EA53K29JA000089 —
84490937 Apr 23, 2025 TX L2 1FUPDSEB1PH469840 —
84432002 Apr 16, 2025 TX L2 1FUPDSEB1PH469840 OOS
83539937 Jan 3, 2025 TX L3 1FUPDSEB1PH469840 —

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Related records

Recent activity at TX

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
89374352 Oct 27, 2026 TRANSPORTES CRUZADOS SA DE CV 3 —
89374351 Oct 27, 2026 TRANSPORTADORA NORTE DE CHIHUAHUA S A DE C V 1 —
89374339 Oct 27, 2026 TRANSPORTES AGUILA DE CIUDAD JUAREZ SA DE CV 0 —
89374326 Oct 27, 2026 TRANSPORTES CRUZADOS SA DE CV 3 OOS
89374301 Oct 27, 2026 SERGIO IVAN VALENZUELA PEREZ 3 —
89374291 Oct 27, 2026 LIDER TRACK SA DE CV 2 —