Roadside Inspection sms-83300366
Roadside inspection on Jan 1, 2020 in Texas • Carrier: STX TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3457402)
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- sms-83300366
- Date:
- Jan 1, 2020
- State:
- Texas
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 0
- Violations:
- 13
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- ENTRY RAMP AT US281
- Carrier (USDOT):
- STX TRANSPORT LLC (3457402)
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 38.
Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2020, 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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
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 396.3A1BL (Brake system pressure loss, severity weight 4). (396.3A1BL)
Units Inspected
Unit details not recorded on this inspection.
Unit details not recorded
This inspection's per-unit records (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) were not imported with the parent record. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.
Violations Cited
13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.9TS | Inoperative turn signal | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.45DCUV | Brake Connections with Constrictions Under Vehicle | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.45DLPC | Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.55D1 | CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.3A1BL | Brake system pressure loss | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.11TL | Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.95A | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.3A1 | Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.83G | Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sms-87008775 | Jan 1, 2020 | TX | L2 | — | 0 | — |
| sms-86301587 | Jan 1, 2020 | TX | L2 | US281 BUS NB | 5 | — |
| sms-83789722 | Jan 1, 2020 | TX | L1 | US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE | 14 | OOS |
| sms-83517765 | Jan 1, 2020 | TX | L2 | US181 SKIDMORE SCALE | 4 | — |
| sms-82881605 | Jan 1, 2020 | TX | L2 | US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE | 5 | — |
| sms-81131331 | Jan 1, 2020 | TX | L3 | TX 44 SAN DIEGO | 0 | — |
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How to use this inspection record
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- Review every cited violation code. Click through each violation code in the table below to read the underlying FMCSR section. The severity weight column tells you which citations carry the most weight in the SMS scoring algorithm.
- Check the OOS flags. An OOS order was issued. The Vehicle OOS / Driver OOS badges at the top of this page tell you which side of the cab triggered it; until the cited defects were corrected, the carrier could not legally continue operating.
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Recent activity at ENTRY RAMP AT US281
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