Roadside Inspection 88856839

Roadside inspection on Aug 30, 2026 in Arkansas • Carrier: BGT CARRIERS INC (USDOT 3454228) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88856839
Date:
Aug 30, 2026
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BALD KNOB AR
Carrier (USDOT):
BGT CARRIERS INC (3454228)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R575387 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 9.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 2.46 violations per inspection across 113 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Arkansas
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,251 Level 3 inspections in Arkansas during 2026
vs typical at BALD KNOB AR
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 160 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 568,192 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
11%
36 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
3
19 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
31 violations · 4 OOS · 4.43 per inspection
Prior 365 days
36
105 violations · 21 OOS · 2.92 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 395.8A1-HOSP (HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed., severity weight 5). (395.8A1-HOSP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLBG7ESFR0523 TX R575387 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C4KT263357 CA 4SA8215 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A1-HOSP HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed. 5 Hours of Service OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS
390.21TB3-OPERBY Operating a CMV without the words "Operated By" when required. General/Admin

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
88820518 Aug 26, 2026 TX L1 TX 15 OOS
88800931 Aug 25, 2026 US L3 CHARLESTON MO 2 OOS
88606612 Aug 3, 2026 TX L2 2
88520794 Jul 24, 2026 AR L2 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86803649 Jan 15, 2026 AR L3 3H3V532C4KT263357
85455001 Aug 8, 2025 US L1 3H3V532C4KT263357
80023782 Oct 27, 2023 MO L2 3AKJGLBG7ESFR0523

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