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Roadside Inspection 83295403

Roadside inspection on Nov 26, 2024 in Arizona • Carrier: DARK THIRTY TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2396477) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
1
11% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83295403
Date:
Nov 26, 2024
State:
Arizona
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PHOENIX AZ
Operating authority:
MC124914
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
HVA5XG (AZ)

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 45.

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 Arizona
9
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 22,255 Level 2 inspections in Arizona during 2024
vs typical at PHOENIX AZ
9
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 2,588 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
9
8 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 393.209D-STPAL (Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft., severity weight 6). (393.209D-STPAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X8VN389582 AZ HVA5XG PETERBILT 379 1997 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TKA052285M098591 AZ 84445H TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES 2005 —

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving —
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.209D-STPAL Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance —

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89104884 Sep 24, 2026 AZ L3 1TKA052285M098591 —
89104884 Sep 24, 2026 AZ L3 1XP5DB9X8VN389582 —
86871435 Jan 21, 2026 AZ L2 1TKA052285M098591 OOS
86871435 Jan 21, 2026 AZ L2 1XP5DB9X8VN389582 OOS
82580316 Aug 29, 2024 AZ L2 1TKA052285M098591 OOS
82580316 Aug 29, 2024 AZ L2 1XP5DB9X8VN389582 OOS

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