Roadside Inspection 81086954

Roadside inspection on Mar 11, 2024 in Alaska • Carrier: ROBERT RIDDLE (USDOT 1698191) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81086954
Date:
Mar 11, 2024
State:
Alaska
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RICHARDSON IB WEIGH STATION
Carrier (USDOT):
ROBERT RIDDLE (1698191)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
LEP257 (AK)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.89 violations per inspection across 27 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alaska
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,541 Level 2 inspections in Alaska during 2024
vs typical at RICHARDSON IB WEIGH STATION
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 703 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 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
19%
27 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
9 violations · 3 OOS · 1.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
27
51 violations · 10 OOS · 1.89 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 393.75(a)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJALFG4LPLG4567 AK LEP257 WESTERN STAR 4900 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
81229547 Mar 24, 2024 AK L2 RICHARDSON OB WEIGH STATION 0
81175859 Mar 19, 2024 AK L3 RICHARDSON OB WEIGH STATION 1
81129036 Mar 13, 2024 AK L1 RICHARDSON IB WEIGH STATION 4 OOS
80919092 Feb 21, 2024 AK L2 FOX WEIGH STATION 3 OOS
80781440 Feb 5, 2024 AK L3 RICHARDSON OB WEIGH STATION 0
80695587 Jan 25, 2024 AK L2 RICHARDSON IB WEIGH STATION 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86219771 Nov 1, 2025 AK L2 5KJJALFG4LPLG4567
84518561 Apr 26, 2025 AK L3 5KJJALFG4LPLG4567
84252874 Mar 27, 2025 AK L2 5KJJALFG4LPLG4567 OOS
82327446 Aug 6, 2024 AK L2 5KJJALFG4LPLG4567
82120724 Jul 13, 2024 AK L3 5KJJALFG4LPLG4567
82120752 Jul 12, 2024 AK L3 5KJJALFG4LPLG4567
81665922 May 2, 2024 PA L3 5KJJALFG4LPLG4567
80962854 Feb 27, 2024 PA L3 5KJJALFG4LPLG4567

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