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Roadside Inspection 88570498

Roadside inspection on Jul 29, 2026 in Colorado • Carrier: BLACK SEA INC (USDOT 1318891) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88570498
Date:
Jul 29, 2026
State:
Colorado
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LIMON CO
Carrier (USDOT):
BLACK SEA INC (1318891)
Operating authority:
MC996833
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CC Conventional TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1324212 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Hazardous Materials, with a combined severity weight of 10.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.29 violations per inspection across 224 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Colorado
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 6,797 Level 1 inspections in Colorado during 2026
vs typical at LIMON CO
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,747 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 456,766 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
74 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
6
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
6 violations · 2 OOS · 0.46 per inspection
Prior 365 days
74
102 violations · 12 OOS · 1.38 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (6 violations across 13 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.29 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUYSSZB8XLA68774 IL P1324212 FREIGHTLINER CC Conventional 1999 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0624DT579157 IL 1054978ST GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1983 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
172.502C-HMPP HM (Permissive placarding) - Placards may be displayed for a hazardous material, even when not required, if the placarding otherwise conforms to the requirements of this subpart. 5 Hazardous Materials —
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS

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
89112854 Sep 26, 2026 AZ L2 SURPRISE AZ 0 —
89068093 Sep 21, 2026 OH L2 COLUMBUS OH 0 —
89025005 Sep 15, 2026 AZ L2 SANDERS AZ 8 OOS
88970997 Sep 9, 2026 IL L1 018 - BOLINGBROOK - I-55 N/B 0 —
88947526 Sep 9, 2026 LA L3 DES ALLEMANDS LA 0 —
88713969 Aug 15, 2026 AZ L2 — 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88947526 Sep 9, 2026 LA L3 1GRAA0624DT579157 —
88947526 Sep 9, 2026 LA L3 1FUYSSZB8XLA68774 —
88435457 Jul 15, 2026 LA L2 1FUYSSZB8XLA68774 —
88435457 Jul 15, 2026 LA L2 1GRAA0624DT579157 —
87149972 Feb 25, 2026 IA L3 1FUYSSZB8XLA68774 —
87149972 Feb 25, 2026 IA L3 1GRAA0624DT579157 —
87144090 Feb 19, 2026 MT L3 1GRAA0624DT579157 —
87144090 Feb 19, 2026 MT L3 1FUYSSZB8XLA68774 —

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