Roadside Inspection 79893876

Roadside inspection on Oct 12, 2023 in Arkansas • Carrier: SALES TRUCKING INC (USDOT 445385) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79893876
Date:
Oct 12, 2023
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
UNION COUNTY
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 Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

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
2
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.62 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Arkansas
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,166 Level 2 inspections in Arkansas during 2023
vs typical at UNION COUNTY
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 123 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
2
1 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)
17%
12 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
4
9 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
20 violations · 4 OOS · 2.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
12
41 violations · 5 OOS · 3.42 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 393.201(a) (Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken, severity weight 2). (393.201(a))

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 1E1F9K286KRG10925 AR PT182885 EAST MANUFACTURING CORP.
Ticket: Eadu
East Manufacturing Corp 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 2 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
80330583 Dec 7, 2023 AR L3 CLARK COUNTY 1
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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85292594 Jul 22, 2025 LA L1 1E1F9K286KRG10925 OOS
82887284 Oct 10, 2024 LA L1 1XP5DB9XXVN435199
80376652 Dec 13, 2023 AR L1 1E1F9K286KRG10925 OOS
80376652 Dec 13, 2023 AR L1 1XP5DB9XXVN435199 OOS
79840501 Oct 4, 2023 LA L2 1XP5DB9XXVN435199 OOS

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