Roadside Inspection 88842385

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Colorado • Carrier: BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1098267) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88842385
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Colorado
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LIMON CO
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 589 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ICP87NP (GA)

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 15.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.62 violations per inspection across 77 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Colorado
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 11,646 Level 2 inspections in Colorado during 2026
vs typical at LIMON CO
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,623 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
4
3 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)
9%
11 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
2 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
29 violations · 4 OOS · 2.64 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPED49X8TD799118 GA ICP87NP PETERBILT 589 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF48A21PR059655 GA YAE927 REITNOUER INC Reitnouer Inc 2023

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.106C1-C Cargo - Cargo not immobilized or secured against rolling. 3 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
88781812 Aug 24, 2026 NC L3 0
88312215 Jul 1, 2026 TN L3 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86778546 Jan 9, 2026 PA L3 1XPED49X8TD799118 OOS
85794941 Sep 10, 2025 GA L3 1RNF48A21PR059655
81256384 Apr 1, 2024 NM L2 1RNF48A21PR059655
80229773 Nov 21, 2023 LA L3 1RNF48A21PR059655
79882352 Oct 11, 2023 AL L3 1RNF48A21PR059655

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