Roadside Inspection 79083398

Roadside inspection on Jul 6, 2023 in Louisiana • Carrier: SALES TRUCKING INC (USDOT 445385) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79083398
Date:
Jul 6, 2023
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
SALES TRUCKING INC (445385)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K821512 (AR)

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 34.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Level 1 median in Louisiana
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,602 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 6,044 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X0YD497933 AR K821512 PETERBILT 379 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MADN22227C012715 AZ PT150875 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mckt
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2007

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 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
79407699 Aug 15, 2023 AR L2 OUACHITA COUNTY 5 OOS
79302145 Aug 2, 2023 AR L3 UNION COUNTY 1
79195272 Jul 18, 2023 LA L1 ROADSIDE 5 OOS
79157195 Jul 14, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 0
79051338 Jun 30, 2023 AR L2 DALLAS COUNTY 11
78785587 May 30, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88675453 Aug 11, 2026 LA L2 1XP5DB9X0YD497933
88444114 Jul 16, 2026 LA L2 1XP5DB9X0YD497933 OOS
87911606 May 18, 2026 LA L2 1XP5DB9X0YD497933
85617569 Aug 27, 2025 LA L1 1XP5DB9X0YD497933 OOS
85563882 Aug 20, 2025 LA L2 1XP5DB9X0YD497933 OOS
85563012 Aug 20, 2025 LA L1 5MADN22227C012715 OOS
85391427 Aug 1, 2025 AR L3 5MADN22227C012715
85391427 Aug 1, 2025 AR L3 5MADN22227C012715

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