Roadside Inspection 88664697

Roadside inspection on Aug 10, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: NICHOLS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 269887) • 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 #:
88664697
Date:
Aug 10, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEESVILLE LA
Operating authority:
MC339392
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P281708 (LA)

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 7.

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 1.20 violations per inspection across 113 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Louisiana
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 14,677 Level 3 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at LEESVILLE LA
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 530 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 594,945 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%
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
2
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
8 violations · 2 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
41 violations · 5 OOS · 1.41 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X47N735985 LA P281708 PETERBILT 379 2007
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PLE04526EPM58888 LA L928584 PEERLESS Peerless 2014

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. 7 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
88690598 Aug 12, 2026 LA L3 0
88520606 Jul 24, 2026 LA L2 1 OOS
88495807 Jul 22, 2026 LA L3 0
88241386 Jun 25, 2026 LA L2 2
88125364 Jun 12, 2026 LA L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86335423 Nov 14, 2025 LA L3 1PLE04526EPM58888
85651066 Aug 28, 2025 LA L3 1XP5DB9X47N735985
83680115 Jan 20, 2025 LA L2 1PLE04526EPM58888
83251283 Nov 25, 2024 LA L2 1PLE04526EPM58888
83218425 Nov 19, 2024 TX L2 1PLE04526EPM58888
80656687 Jan 19, 2024 LA L3 1XP5DB9X47N735985
80388754 Dec 13, 2023 LA L2 1XP5DB9X47N735985
78991115 Jun 27, 2023 AR L1 1XP5DB9X47N735985

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