Roadside Inspection 88557945

Roadside inspection on Jul 28, 2026 in Arizona • Carrier: A M BEST TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2635806) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
2
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88557945
Date:
Jul 28, 2026
State:
Arizona
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PHOENIX AZ
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF05KL (FL)

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 45.

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
10
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.95 violations per inspection across 235 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Arizona
10
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 22,286 Level 2 inspections in Arizona during 2026
vs typical at PHOENIX AZ
10
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 2,034 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
10
9 more than the median (1)
Compared to 550,848 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)
23%
52 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
7
25 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
51 violations · 8 OOS · 3.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
52
115 violations · 19 OOS · 2.21 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 393.75A2-TAOTLM (Tires - All others, 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference., severity weight 8). (393.75A2-TAOTLM)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR5KSHU7471 FL DF05KL FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 527SR5326GL006119 FL 2131CV CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC CIMC REEFER TRAILER,INC. 2016

Violations Cited

10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A2-TAOTLM Tires - All others, 75% of the tread width is loose/missing in excess of 12 inches of circumference. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
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
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11B-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.79 Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective. 1 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
88851565 Aug 30, 2026 MS L3 I-20 W MS 2 OOS
88844562 Aug 27, 2026 TX L2 TX 7
88835615 Aug 27, 2026 SC L1 VANCE SC 3
88827453 Aug 27, 2026 MI L3 MI 2
88818269 Aug 25, 2026 AZ L3 RIO RICO AZ 3
88816264 Aug 25, 2026 TX L2 TX 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83270616 Nov 29, 2024 SD L3 527SR5326GL006119
82549765 Aug 30, 2024 MT L3 527SR5326GL006119
82320924 Aug 6, 2024 SD L2 527SR5326GL006119
82251250 Jul 29, 2024 WA L3 527SR5326GL006119
82199520 Jul 23, 2024 SD L3 527SR5326GL006119 OOS

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