Roadside Inspection 82251982

Roadside inspection on Jul 30, 2024 in Arkansas • Carrier: EMPIRE TRANS INC (USDOT 2994977) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82251982
Date:
Jul 30, 2024
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FORREST CITY AR
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE TRANS INC (2994977)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XP18034 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Controlled Substances/Alcohol, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 3 median in Arkansas
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 31,572 Level 3 inspections in Arkansas during 2024
vs typical at FORREST CITY AR
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 53 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
4
4 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 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 392.5(a)(3) (Driver having possession of alcohol while on duty, or operating, or in physical control of a CMV, severity weight 3). (392.5(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660 CA XP18034 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0624JW111083 CA 4RD1183 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1988

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.5(a)(3) Driver having possession of alcohol while on duty, or operating, or in physical control of a CMV 3 Controlled Substances/Alcohol OOS
395.22(g) Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1 Hours of Service
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
82341884 Aug 3, 2024 AZ L2 WINSLOW AZ 1
82181024 Jul 19, 2024 CA L2 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88839567 Aug 28, 2026 CA L2 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660
88839567 Aug 28, 2026 CA L2 1GRAA0624JW111083
86334000 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 1GRAA0624JW111083
86334000 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 1GRAA0624JW111083
86334000 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660
84785884 May 24, 2025 NM L3 1GRAA0624JW111083
84785884 May 24, 2025 NM L3 3AKJHHDR6JSJX8660
84437241 Apr 9, 2025 MN L1 1GRAA0624JW111083

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