Roadside Inspection 79631825
Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2023 in Arizona • Carrier: TOWER TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 1331901) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 79631825
- Date:
- Sep 8, 2023
- State:
- Arizona
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 10
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- INTERSTATE 40
- Carrier (USDOT):
- TOWER TRUCK LINES INC (1331901)
- Vehicle:
- INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- P1145354 (IL)
- VIN:
- 3HSDZAPR9KN503898
What this inspection means
The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and 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
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How this compares
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Carrier trend at this moment
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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 391.11(b)(4) (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency., severity weight 2). (391.11(b)(4))
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3HSDZAPR9KN503898 | IL P1145354 | INTERNATIONAL | LT625 | 2019 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 5V8VA5320DM302803 | IL 446849ST | VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) | VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) | 2013 | — |
Violations Cited
10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.11 | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.11 | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.11 | No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required | 3 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 391.11(b)(4) | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. | 2 | Driver Fitness | OOS |
| 395.22(h)(4) | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.24(c)(2)(ii) | Driver failed to manually add the trailer number | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.24(c)(2)(iii) | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.30(b)(1) | Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.3(a)(3)(i) | Requiring or permitting a property-carrying commercial motor vehicle driver to drive more than 11 hours | — | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.8(e)(1) | Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status | — | Hours of Service | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80100350 | Nov 6, 2023 | CA | L2 | RIVERSIDE | 2 | — |
| 79695757 | Sep 19, 2023 | IL | L3 | — | 0 | — |
| 79670003 | Sep 11, 2023 | CA | L1 | CACHE CREEK SCALE | 5 | OOS |
| 79567942 | Aug 31, 2023 | NM | L2 | GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY | 0 | — |
| 79512476 | Aug 25, 2023 | CA | L3 | — | 3 | OOS |
| 79402504 | Aug 10, 2023 | CA | L1 | — | 0 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86113567 | Oct 15, 2025 | MN | L3 | 3HSDZAPR9KN503898 | — |
| 86945793 | Jan 25, 2025 | NM | L2 | 3HSDZAPR9KN503898 | OOS |
| 83503087 | Dec 24, 2024 | MN | L3 | 3HSDZAPR9KN503898 | — |
| 81344649 | Apr 12, 2024 | NM | L2 | 3HSDZAPR9KN503898 | — |
| 78529407 | May 3, 2023 | NM | L2 | 3HSDZAPR9KN503898 | — |
| 78363295 | Apr 16, 2023 | NM | L2 | 3HSDZAPR9KN503898 | — |
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Recent activity at INTERSTATE 40
Other carriers inspected here recently.
| Inspection | Date | Carrier | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80527158 | Jan 1, 2024 | TORRES'S TRANSPORT LLC | 3 | OOS |
| 80527157 | Jan 1, 2024 | ADI EXPRESS LLC | 0 | — |
| 80515842 | Dec 31, 2023 | H EAGLE INC | 2 | — |
| 80515837 | Dec 31, 2023 | TIK TOK TRANSPORT LLC | 2 | OOS |
| 80515836 | Dec 31, 2023 | SACHKHAND EXPRESS INC | 5 | — |
| 80479005 | Dec 26, 2023 | DALI TRANSPORTATION LLC | 0 | — |
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