Roadside Inspection 88834649

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Missouri • Carrier: STEPHENS PIPE & STEEL LLC (USDOT 280534) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88834649
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Missouri
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FORISTELL MO
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
013640A (KY)

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 24.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 606 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Missouri
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 15,104 Level 2 inspections in Missouri during 2026
vs typical at FORISTELL MO
6
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,038 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 554,421 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)
49%
169 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
19
13 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
42
40 violations · 2 OOS · 0.95 per inspection
Prior 365 days
169
146 violations · 29 OOS · 0.86 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-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X3LD684354 KY 013640A PETERBILT 389 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF482C3F3926491 KY 6373T TRANSCRAFT/WABASH Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed 2015

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88870414 Sep 1, 2026 KY L2 JENKINS KY 0
88868312 Sep 1, 2026 VT L3 VT 1
88853997 Aug 31, 2026 NC L3 MOCKSVILLE NC 0
88822090 Aug 27, 2026 NC L3 MAGNOLIA NC 0
88818138 Aug 25, 2026 TN L3 CHATTANOOGA TN 1
88810883 Aug 25, 2026 NJ L3 KNOWLTON SCALE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88720475 Aug 16, 2026 IL L3 1XPXD49X3LD684354
87933388 May 22, 2026 NE L2 1XPXD49X3LD684354 OOS
84534570 Apr 23, 2025 SC L3 1XPXD49X3LD684354
84254409 Mar 28, 2025 MA L3 1TTF482C3F3926491
84602736 Dec 10, 2024 TN L1 1XPXD49X3LD684354 OOS
81735811 May 24, 2024 IN L3 1XPXD49X3LD684354
78661798 May 18, 2023 SC L2 1XPXD49X3LD684354

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