Roadside Inspection 88793454

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in New Mexico • Carrier: ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 63366) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88793454
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
New Mexico
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NM
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LS532 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A004959 (SC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.58 violations per inspection across 758 prior records
vs Level 2 median in New Mexico
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 21,152 Level 2 inspections in New Mexico during 2026
vs typical at NM
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,078 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 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)
67%
205 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
10
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
37
17 violations · 4 OOS · 0.46 per inspection
Prior 365 days
205
104 violations · 22 OOS · 0.51 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 393.9A-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSLGAPR1PN606046 SC A004959 INTERNATIONAL LS532 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C4LT009021 TN 514038T HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2020

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88827205 Aug 27, 2026 NC L1 ROCKY MOUNT NC 1 OOS
88749360 Aug 20, 2026 SC L3 1
88716913 Aug 17, 2026 NC L2 0
88681557 Aug 11, 2026 KY L2 1
88662720 Aug 10, 2026 MO L1 1
88665513 Aug 7, 2026 VA L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86933272 Jan 31, 2026 MD L3 3HSLGAPR1PN606046
86804925 Jan 14, 2026 NC L2 3HSLGAPR1PN606046
86360209 Nov 14, 2025 VA L2 3HSLGAPR1PN606046

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