Roadside Inspection 88699508

Roadside inspection on Aug 11, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: PALE KING LLC (USDOT 4487594) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88699508
Date:
Aug 11, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LAKE CHARLES LA
Carrier (USDOT):
PALE KING LLC (4487594)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R798923 (TX)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 2 median in Louisiana
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 8,251 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at LAKE CHARLES LA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 387 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 552,108 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH6LN232260 TX R798923 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2480CA333802 TX 251C784 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2012

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
88709365 Aug 14, 2026 CO L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86461378 Nov 22, 2025 TX L2 4V4NC9EH6LN232260
85051987 Jun 25, 2025 TX L2 4V4NC9EH6LN232260
84275460 Mar 25, 2025 TX L2 4V4NC9EH6LN232260
82796036 Sep 24, 2024 TX L1 1UYFS2480CA333802 OOS
82656682 Sep 10, 2024 TX L2 4V4NC9EH6LN232260
82202255 Jul 23, 2024 NC L3 4V4NC9EH6LN232260
81931792 Jun 14, 2024 LA L3 4V4NC9EH6LN232260
81633176 May 14, 2024 TX L1 1UYFS2480CA333802 OOS

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