Roadside Inspection 84177962
Roadside inspection on Mar 18, 2025 in Louisiana • Carrier: MURPHY BROS TRUCKING & CONSTRUCTION LLC (USDOT 259642) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 84177962
- Date:
- Mar 18, 2025
- State:
- Louisiana
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 3
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- JONESBORO LA
- Carrier (USDOT):
- MURPHY BROS TRUCKING & CONSTRUCTION LLC (259642)
- Vehicle:
- WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- J047183 (LA)
- VIN:
- 5KKXAFCG5JPJR6919
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 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a more severe than typical result.
Severity context
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How this compares
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Carrier trend at this moment
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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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 5KKXAFCG5JPJR6919 | LA J047183 | WESTERN STAR | 4900 | 2018 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 5JYLT40206P061816 | LA E994346 |
PITTS TRAILERS
Ticket: Pits
|
Pitts Trailers | 2006 | — |
Violations Cited
3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.9A-LFTSI | Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.9A-LTSIR | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84713991 | May 16, 2025 | LA | L3 | NATCHITOCHES LA | 0 | — |
| 84660473 | May 13, 2025 | LA | L2 | RUSTON LA | 0 | — |
| 84601165 | May 7, 2025 | AR | L3 | BEARDEN AR | 0 | — |
| 84516092 | Apr 28, 2025 | LA | L2 | SHREVEPORT LA | 0 | — |
| 84519835 | Apr 24, 2025 | LA | L2 | RUSTON LA | 0 | — |
| 84411079 | Apr 15, 2025 | LA | L3 | CHATHAM LA | 1 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84411079 | Apr 15, 2025 | LA | L3 | 5KKXAFCG5JPJR6919 | — |
| 79051273 | Jun 30, 2023 | AR | L3 | 5JYLT40206P061816 | — |
| 78849118 | May 10, 2023 | LA | L1 | 5JYLT40206P061816 | OOS |
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- Review every cited violation code. Click through each violation code in the table below to read the underlying FMCSR section. The severity weight column tells you which citations carry the most weight in the SMS scoring algorithm.
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Recent activity at JONESBORO LA
Other carriers inspected here recently.
| Inspection | Date | Carrier | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87680550 | Apr 23, 2026 | MOSS XPRESS LLC | 0 | — |
| 87603990 | Apr 14, 2026 | XYLEM I LLC | 0 | — |
| 87603979 | Apr 14, 2026 | MURPHY BROS TRUCKING & CONSTRUCTION LLC | 0 | — |
| 87378922 | Mar 19, 2026 | STEVE LANG TIMBER COMPANY INC | 4 | OOS |
| 87378910 | Mar 19, 2026 | XPO LOGISTICS FREIGHT INC | 0 | — |
| 87350287 | Mar 19, 2026 | BELL TRUCKING CO INC | 3 | OOS |
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