Roadside Inspection 78438530

Roadside inspection on Apr 24, 2023 in Louisiana • Carrier: PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2795477) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78438530
Date:
Apr 24, 2023
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K808661 (AR)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 2 median in Louisiana
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,547 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,337 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1NPXGGGG40D320560 AR K808661 PETERBILT 389
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1H9A28A2XKM686002 AR PT195205 HICKS MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Hics
Hicks Manufacturing, LLC 2019

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55(c)(1) Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55(d)(3) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 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
78920431 Jun 19, 2023 AR L3 LAFAYETTE COUNTY 1
78726818 May 25, 2023 AR L3 POLK COUNTY 0
78568994 May 9, 2023 AR L3 MILLER COUNTY 1
78707264 May 4, 2023 TX L1 0
78576016 May 4, 2023 TX L2 US 59 QUEEN CITY 0
78283556 Apr 6, 2023 AR L3 HOWARD COUNTY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87111534 Feb 19, 2026 AR L3 1NPXGGGG40D320560
86863424 Jan 22, 2026 OK L3 1H9A28A2XKM686002
85781508 Sep 12, 2025 TX L2 1H9A28A2XKM686002
85191459 Jun 6, 2025 TX L2 1NPXGGGG40D320560 OOS
84707576 May 13, 2025 AR L1 1NPXGGGG40D320560
83440769 Dec 16, 2024 TX L2 1NPXGGGG40D320560
82795970 Sep 24, 2024 TX L2 1NPXGGGG40D320560
82121473 Jul 10, 2024 TX L2 1H9A28A2XKM686002

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