Roadside Inspection 81617842

Roadside inspection on May 13, 2024 in Alaska • Carrier: TEAM HALE LLC (USDOT 1664750) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81617842
Date:
May 13, 2024
State:
Alaska
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
POTTER WEIGH STATION
Carrier (USDOT):
TEAM HALE LLC (1664750)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK ACL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
KBF653 (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 20.

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 Level 2 median in Alaska
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 2,541 Level 2 inspections in Alaska during 2024
vs typical at POTTER WEIGH STATION
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 802 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
5
4 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
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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 4V5SCBRG3VR517324 AK KBF653 VOLVO TRUCK ACL 1997

Violations Cited

5 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
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
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
81878522 Jun 13, 2024 AK L3 POTTER WEIGH STATION 1
81209882 Mar 26, 2024 AK L2 POTTER WEIGH STATION 3 OOS
81137196 Mar 19, 2024 AK L3 ANCHORAGE AK 1
81141651 Mar 18, 2024 AK L3 GLENN INBOUND WEIGH STATION 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85087795 Jun 28, 2025 AK L2 4V5SCBRG3VR517324 OOS
84695796 May 15, 2025 AK L3 4V5SCBRG3VR517324
79685026 Sep 15, 2023 AK L2 4V5SCBRG3VR517324 OOS

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