Roadside Inspection 88697193

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in Arizona • Carrier: TORNADO RAIN INC (USDOT 4146691) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
16
OOS Violations
3
19% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88697193
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
Arizona
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
16
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WILLCOX AZ
Carrier (USDOT):
TORNADO RAIN INC (4146691)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R837392 (TX)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 55.

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
16
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.40 violations per inspection across 265 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Arizona
16
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 22,374 Level 2 inspections in Arizona during 2026
vs typical at WILLCOX AZ
16
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 647 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
16
15 more than the median (1)
Compared to 552,108 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)
30%
128 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
14
46 violations · 6 OOS
Prior 90 days
39
148 violations · 15 OOS · 3.79 per inspection
Prior 365 days
128
376 violations · 43 OOS · 2.94 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 393.75A1-TAOBETA (Tires - All others, bias ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged plies in the sidewall., severity weight 8). (393.75A1-TAOBETA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLD50GSHR6362 TX R837392 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532K9RS016052 CA 4WR5681 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2024

Violations Cited

16 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A1-TAOBETA Tires - All others, bias ply has more than one ply exposed in the tread area or damaged plies in the sidewall. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LCHL Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BARS Air Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-CSURR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.30-B Battery - Not protected. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service

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
88849931 Aug 28, 2026 AZ L2 COCHISE AZ 8 OOS
88845711 Aug 27, 2026 AZ L2 YUMA AZ 7 OOS
88821867 Aug 26, 2026 NM L2 NM 0
88818149 Aug 25, 2026 AZ L2 DRAGOON AZ 15 OOS
88801951 Aug 25, 2026 CA L1 SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE 5 OOS
88768124 Aug 20, 2026 AZ L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88106411 Jun 9, 2026 NM L1 3H3V532K9RS016052
86129732 Oct 21, 2025 NM L3 3H3V532K9RS016052
84051533 Mar 4, 2025 NM L2 3H3V532K9RS016052
82829993 Sep 30, 2024 CA L2 3H3V532K9RS016052
83970399 Sep 24, 2024 NM L2 3H3V532K9RS016052
81270062 Mar 28, 2024 TX L2 3AKJGLD50GSHR6362
80718629 Jan 28, 2024 NM L2 3H3V532K9RS016052
80632164 Jan 16, 2024 CA L1 3H3V532K9RS016052

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