Roadside Inspection 88794089

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: CAL-ARK INTERNATIONAL INC (USDOT 546354) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88794089
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SHREVEPORT LA
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
8592HY (TN)

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 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.91 violations per inspection across 843 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Louisiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,506 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at SHREVEPORT LA
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 456 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 399,035 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
213 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
11
11 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
44
37 violations · 11 OOS · 0.84 per inspection
Prior 365 days
213
246 violations · 42 OOS · 1.15 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X1RD851166 TN 8592HY PETERBILT 579 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25397P241587 TN U057524 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2007

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88790508 Aug 25, 2026 AL L2 LOWNDESBORO AL 0
88761471 Aug 21, 2026 MS L1 1 OOS
88733265 Aug 19, 2026 NC L3 0
88699591 Aug 14, 2026 MS L1 0
88703052 Aug 13, 2026 AR L3 2
88661963 Aug 10, 2026 OK L1 COLBERT SCALES ON US69 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83246741 Nov 13, 2024 TX L1 1XPBD49X1RD851166 OOS

Related records

Recent activity at SHREVEPORT LA

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87720855 Apr 29, 2026 GERALD'S TRUCK REPAIR & TOWING INC 1 OOS