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Roadside Inspection 89014586

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: CDS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 484907) • 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 #:
89014586
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Carrier (USDOT):
CDS TRANSPORT INC (484907)
Operating authority:
MC158290
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R156615 (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 26.

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 2.16 violations per inspection across 147 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 114,236 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 602,863 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 clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
30%
54 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
4
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
9
7 violations · 3 OOS · 0.78 per inspection
Prior 365 days
54
118 violations · 16 OOS · 2.19 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (7 violations across 9 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.16 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 393.209D-STPAL (Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STPAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCG01LH55762 TX R156615 FREIGHTLINER CST120 2001 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LJRC4126XG1025302 ME 5472074 CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO 2016 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.209D-STPAL Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 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 —
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.205A-WRTC Wheel/Rim - Two or more cracks anywhere. 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
88979058 Sep 12, 2026 NC L3 TARBORO NC 0 —
88980051 Sep 10, 2026 GA L3 MACON GA 1 —
88966250 Sep 10, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 1 OOS
88836279 Aug 27, 2026 US L3 MICHIGAN CITY IN 0 —
88699756 Aug 14, 2026 NC L2 — 0 —
88697688 Aug 12, 2026 MD L2 — 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86033526 Oct 7, 2025 TX L1 LJRC4126XG1025302 —

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