Roadside Inspection 88806763

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Arkansas • Carrier: COMMUNICATIONS TEST DESIGN INC (USDOT 267846) • Vehicle: HINO STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88806763
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WEST MEMPHIS AR
Vehicle:
HINO L6 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
H493295 (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 7.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.50 violations per inspection across 632 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Arkansas
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,931 Level 1 inspections in Arkansas during 2026
vs typical at WEST MEMPHIS AR
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 5,580 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
72%
233 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
17
11 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
53
29 violations · 6 OOS · 0.55 per inspection
Prior 365 days
233
98 violations · 19 OOS · 0.42 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 393.47A-BCFSBD-SA (Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle., severity weight 4). (393.47A-BCFSBD-SA)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5PVNJ7DV6T5T53111 TN H493295 HINO L6 2026

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47A-BCFSBD-SA Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.30-B Battery - Not protected. 3 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
88822987 Aug 27, 2026 CA L2 I-680 NB K PLATFORM SCALES 0
88827631 Aug 26, 2026 SC L1 TOWNVILLE SC 2
88819379 Aug 26, 2026 CA L1 GILROY IF 0
88798933 Aug 25, 2026 MD L1 SYKESVILLE MD 0
88780821 Aug 24, 2026 CA L1 COTTONWOOD IF 1
88780488 Aug 24, 2026 PA L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86609401 Dec 18, 2025 MO L3 5PVNJ7DV6T5T53111
79736989 Sep 25, 2023 MO L2 5PVNJ7DV6T5T53111

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