Roadside Inspection 88351464

Roadside inspection on Jul 7, 2026 in Colorado • Carrier: D AMES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2339464) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
1
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88351464
Date:
Jul 7, 2026
State:
Colorado
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CORTEZ CO
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Long Conv. TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
Z098895 (UT)

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 26.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.39 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Colorado
5
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,686 Level 2 inspections in Colorado during 2026
vs typical at CORTEZ CO
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,459 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 556,902 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
17 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
3
4 violations · 1 OOS · 1.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
45 violations · 5 OOS · 2.65 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2FUPCSZB6VA702897 UT Z098895 FREIGHTLINER Long Conv. 1997
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S95C4026MG724592 PA PT078L5 SFS TRUCK SALES
Ticket: Unknown
SFS Truck Sales 2021

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 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
88862124 Aug 30, 2026 UT L3 HELPER UT 1
87979349 May 28, 2026 OR L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86509337 Dec 5, 2025 TX L1 2FUPCSZB6VA702897
86281776 Nov 8, 2025 KY L2 2FUPCSZB6VA702897

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