Roadside Inspection 86319285

Roadside inspection on Nov 4, 2025 in West Virginia • Carrier: HINKLE TRUCKING INC (USDOT 85216) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86319285
Date:
Nov 4, 2025
State:
West Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELKINS WV
Carrier (USDOT):
HINKLE TRUCKING INC (85216)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
BA548677 (WV)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.30 violations per inspection across 82 prior records
vs Level 3 median in West Virginia
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 5,951 Level 3 inspections in West Virginia during 2025
vs typical at ELKINS WV
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 81 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
29 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
1
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
16 violations · 2 OOS · 2.29 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
46 violations · 4 OOS · 1.59 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X7LD648229 WV BA548677 PETERBILT 389 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JLSP4427W5W03845 WV C418840 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL
Ticket: J & L Tank
Heil Trailer International 2028

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 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
86537658 Dec 4, 2025 WV L3 CHARLESTON WV 1
86475485 Dec 3, 2025 TN L2 ARDMORE TN 1 OOS
86456289 Dec 1, 2025 VA L3 WARRENTON VA 0
86390104 Nov 21, 2025 WV L3 HURRICANE WV 1
86373522 Nov 19, 2025 PA L3 PA 1
86358580 Nov 18, 2025 WV L2 SCARBRO WV 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88461520 Jul 20, 2026 AL L3 1XPXD49X7LD648229
85296723 Jul 21, 2025 PA L2 1XPXD49X7LD648229
79094200 Jul 7, 2023 WV L2 1XPXD49X7LD648229
79002986 Jun 27, 2023 WV L3 5JLSP4427W5W03845 OOS

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