Roadside Inspection 80824988

Roadside inspection on Feb 12, 2024 in Arkansas • Carrier: MIDSOUTH SALES LLC (USDOT 63481) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80824988
Date:
Feb 12, 2024
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HEMPSTEAD CO (HOPE EAST STN)
Carrier (USDOT):
MIDSOUTH SALES LLC (63481)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 348 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
H510746 (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 18.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.10 violations per inspection across 20 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Arkansas
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,394 Level 1 inspections in Arkansas during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
55%
20 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
1
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
20
22 violations · 4 OOS · 1.10 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2NP3LJ0X6MM748289 AR H510746 PETERBILT 348 2021

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.201(b) Bolts securing cab broken/loose/missing 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 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
81335454 Apr 12, 2024 AR L2 WEST MEMPHIS AR 1
81305794 Apr 2, 2024 MS L2 IUKA SCALE US 72 EAST 0
81059700 Mar 7, 2024 MS L3 BENTON COUNTY 1 OOS
80960138 Feb 27, 2024 MS L1 TISHOMINGO COUNTY 7
80777419 Feb 5, 2024 AR L1 1 OOS
80589705 Jan 9, 2024 MS L2 NESBIT SCALE I-55 SOUTH 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86310026 Nov 11, 2025 AR L3 2NP3LJ0X6MM748289
82937126 Oct 17, 2024 AR L2 2NP3LJ0X6MM748289 OOS
80026155 Oct 26, 2023 MS L2 2NP3LJ0X6MM748289
78756759 May 26, 2023 TN L1 2NP3LJ0X6MM748289
78698169 May 22, 2023 AR L2 2NP3LJ0X6MM748289 OOS

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