Roadside Inspection 79840501

Roadside inspection on Oct 4, 2023 in Louisiana • Carrier: SALES TRUCKING INC (USDOT 445385) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79840501
Date:
Oct 4, 2023
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
SALES TRUCKING INC (445385)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K778062 (AR)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 7.

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 this carrier's typical
3
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.67 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
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 11,971 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
18%
11 inspections in the trailing 12 months
Computed from this carrier's inspection history

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
3
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
25 violations · 4 OOS · 3.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
38 violations · 4 OOS · 3.45 per inspection
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 393.100(b) (Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo, severity weight 7). (393.100(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9XXVN435199 AR K778062 PETERBILT 379 1997
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4E7AA3921RAVA0489 AR PT182884 VANTAGE TRAILERS
Ticket: Other
2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100(b) Leaking/spilling/blowing/falling cargo 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
80298452 Dec 1, 2023 LA L3 ROADSIDE 1
80264470 Nov 29, 2023 AR L3 OUACHITA COUNTY 0
80170578 Nov 14, 2023 AR L2 DALLAS COUNTY 10 OOS
80105324 Nov 6, 2023 LA L2 ROADSIDE 0
80079438 Nov 1, 2023 AR L3 1
80026074 Oct 26, 2023 LA L2 ROADSIDE 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85333961 Jul 25, 2025 LA L2 4E7AA3921RAVA0489 OOS
85254913 Jul 15, 2025 LA L2 4E7AA3921RAVA0489 OOS
84969176 Jun 13, 2025 LA L2 4E7AA3921RAVA0489 OOS
82887284 Oct 10, 2024 LA L1 1XP5DB9XXVN435199
80376652 Dec 13, 2023 AR L1 1XP5DB9XXVN435199 OOS
80298452 Dec 1, 2023 LA L3 4E7AA3921RAVA0489
79893876 Oct 12, 2023 AR L2 1XP5DB9XXVN435199 OOS

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