Roadside Inspection 88700712
Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in Arizona • Carrier: EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC (USDOT 1546562) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 88700712
- Date:
- Aug 12, 2026
- State:
- Arizona
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 5
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- SANDERS AZ
- Carrier (USDOT):
- EMPIRE FREIGHT SYSTEM INC (1546562)
- Operating authority:
- MC574860
- Vehicle:
- FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- ZP88623 (CA)
- VIN:
- 3AKJHHDR4NSNA7356
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 20.
Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.
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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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3AKJHHDR4NSNA7356 | CA ZP88623 | FREIGHTLINER | Cascadia | 2022 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 1UYVS25339U662905 | OK DM1519 | UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER | Utility Trailer Manufacturer | 2009 | — |
Violations Cited
5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. | 8 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.9A-LTSI | Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.55E-B | Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 395.24 | HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 395.3A3-HOSPRNP | Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit in a 14-hour period. (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89029051 | Sep 17, 2026 | CA | L1 | SIDEWINDER PLATFORM SCALE | 1 | — |
| 89013354 | Sep 15, 2026 | NM | L2 | NM | 1 | — |
| 88865030 | Aug 30, 2026 | AZ | L1 | SANDERS AZ | 1 | — |
| 88674385 | Aug 10, 2026 | AZ | L2 | — | 10 | OOS |
| 88632506 | Aug 6, 2026 | NM | L3 | — | 0 | — |
| 88586502 | Aug 1, 2026 | NM | L2 | — | 1 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86413311 | Nov 25, 2025 | NE | L3 | 3AKJHHDR4NSNA7356 | — |
| 85886217 | Sep 24, 2025 | TN | L3 | 3AKJHHDR4NSNA7356 | — |
| 84451929 | Apr 17, 2025 | AZ | L3 | 1UYVS25339U662905 | — |
| 81267821 | Apr 3, 2024 | IA | L3 | 3AKJHHDR4NSNA7356 | — |
| 79899277 | Oct 10, 2023 | SD | L3 | 1UYVS25339U662905 | — |
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