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Roadside Inspection 85955274

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2025 in California • Carrier: S & K SALES LLC (USDOT 1978110) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85955274
Date:
Oct 2, 2025
State:
California
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DESERT HILLS IF
Carrier (USDOT):
S & K SALES LLC (1978110)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL16299 (AZ)

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 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.64 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
6
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 175,608 Level 1 inspections in California during 2025
vs typical at DESERT HILLS IF
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 15,172 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
6 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
3
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR5LN336988 AZ AL16299 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA56173B047510 AZ 88745D GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2003 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.40A-B Brake - Inadequate braking system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BARS Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 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
85901523 Sep 27, 2025 OH L2 WEST SALEM OH 1 —
85844459 Sep 20, 2025 CA L2 DESERT HILLS IF 0 —
85801199 Sep 13, 2025 NM L3 SAN JON PORT OF ENTRY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88698119 Aug 13, 2026 NM L2 3HSDZAPR5LN336988 —
88698119 Aug 13, 2026 NM L2 1GRAA56173B047510 —
88042012 Jun 3, 2026 CA L1 1GRAA56173B047510 —
87294779 Mar 13, 2026 NM L2 1GRAA56173B047510 —
87129237 Feb 23, 2026 NM L2 1GRAA56173B047510 —
86894711 Jan 26, 2026 CA L1 1GRAA56173B047510 —
85844459 Sep 20, 2025 CA L2 3HSDZAPR5LN336988 —
85844459 Sep 20, 2025 CA L2 1GRAA56173B047510 —

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