Roadside Inspection 88604515

Roadside inspection on Aug 4, 2026 in Alaska • Carrier: BLACK GOLD EXPRESS INC (USDOT 270089) • 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 #:
88604515
Date:
Aug 4, 2026
State:
Alaska
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ESTER AK
Operating authority:
MC189974
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
KSF286 (AK)

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 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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 1.27 violations per inspection across 207 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alaska
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 1,451 Level 3 inspections in Alaska during 2026
vs typical at ESTER AK
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 93 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 615,095 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
49 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
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
9 violations · 2 OOS · 1.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
49
53 violations · 5 OOS · 1.08 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD40X6RD682801 AK KSF286 PETERBILT 389 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM962X8H708505 AK 5866SS GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2008

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 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
89034374 Sep 17, 2026 AK L2 STERLING AK 1 OOS
89021095 Sep 16, 2026 AK L2 STERLING AK 0
89018830 Sep 16, 2026 AK L3 FAIRBANKS AK 0
88958302 Sep 9, 2026 AK L2 ANCHORAGE AK 0
88726592 Aug 18, 2026 AK L3 0
88639123 Aug 7, 2026 AK L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87521525 Apr 7, 2026 AK L2 1XPXD40X6RD682801
85371142 Jul 31, 2025 AK L3 1XPXD40X6RD682801
81933413 Jun 20, 2024 AK L1 1XPXD40X6RD682801
80301870 Dec 3, 2023 AK L3 1XPXD40X6RD682801

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