Roadside Inspection 88818846

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Arizona • Carrier: EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC (USDOT 44064) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88818846
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Arizona
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
EHRENBERG AZ
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC (44064)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AL28993 (AZ)

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 8.

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
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.28 violations per inspection across 672 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Arizona
1
Cleaner than median (3)
Median of 22,004 Level 2 inspections in Arizona during 2026
vs typical at EHRENBERG AZ
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 2,346 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 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)
88%
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
20
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
49
9 violations · 0 OOS · 0.18 per inspection
Prior 365 days
213
43 violations · 7 OOS · 0.20 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 393.75A3-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 1XKYD49X4RJ331142 AZ AL28993 KENWORTH T680 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D2RL510068 AZ J1A5PZ WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2024

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88766560 Aug 21, 2026 AZ L2 0
88740962 Aug 18, 2026 AZ L3 0
88733032 Aug 18, 2026 AZ L3 0
88708154 Aug 14, 2026 AZ L2 0
88705450 Aug 13, 2026 AZ L3 0
88700318 Aug 13, 2026 AZ L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82709406 Sep 19, 2024 CA L2 1XKYD49X4RJ331142 OOS
82469826 Aug 22, 2024 NM L2 1JJV532D2RL510068

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