Roadside Inspection 79407699

Roadside inspection on Aug 15, 2023 in Arkansas • Carrier: SALES TRUCKING INC (USDOT 445385) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
3
60% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79407699
Date:
Aug 15, 2023
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OUACHITA COUNTY
Carrier (USDOT):
SALES TRUCKING INC (445385)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 378 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K825865 (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 15.

Compared to the median Level 2 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 2 median in Arkansas
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,166 Level 2 inspections in Arkansas during 2023

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 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 393.45(b)(2) (Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking, severity weight 4). (393.45(b)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPFDB9X0SN357953 AR K825865 PETERBILT 378 1995
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9FC22B5Y1066331 AR PT150896 TRAILSTAR
Ticket: Trst
TrailStar Manufacturing Corp 2000

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 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
79893876 Oct 12, 2023 AR L2 UNION COUNTY 2 OOS
79840501 Oct 4, 2023 LA L2 ROADSIDE 3 OOS
79726785 Sep 21, 2023 AR L3 GRANT COUNTY 2
79672843 Sep 14, 2023 AR L3 OUACHITA COUNTY 0
79661746 Sep 12, 2023 LA L2 ROADSIDE 4 OOS
79302145 Aug 2, 2023 AR L3 UNION COUNTY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88083935 Jun 9, 2026 AR L3 1T9FC22B5Y1066331
85799129 Sep 16, 2025 AR L3 1T9FC22B5Y1066331
85799049 Sep 16, 2025 AR L3 1T9FC22B5Y1066331
85465985 Aug 11, 2025 AR L3 1T9FC22B5Y1066331
82455897 Aug 22, 2024 AR L3 1XPFDB9X0SN357953
82286142 Aug 1, 2024 LA L3 1T9FC22B5Y1066331
81507879 Apr 30, 2024 LA L1 1T9FC22B5Y1066331 OOS
80170578 Nov 14, 2023 AR L2 1XPFDB9X0SN357953 OOS

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