Roadside Inspection 88877270

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Florida • Carrier: RICHARDS TRUCKING (USDOT 3469617) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88877270
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PALMETTO FL
Carrier (USDOT):
RICHARDS TRUCKING (3469617)
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK A9500 series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P9279D (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.38 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Florida
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 27,726 Level 3 inspections in Florida during 2026
vs typical at PALMETTO FL
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 339 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 574,010 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 trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
2
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 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 392.2-LCDLR (Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction., severity weight 8). (392.2-LCDLR)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2FWJA3BD33AL75490 FL P9279D STERLING TRUCK A9500 series 2003

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-LCDLR Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction. 8 Driver Fitness OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88039806 Jun 3, 2026 FL L3 2FWJA3BD33AL75490
85263524 Jul 15, 2025 FL L3 2FWJA3BD33AL75490
84893119 Jun 4, 2025 FL L2 2FWJA3BD33AL75490 OOS
83008237 Oct 23, 2024 FL L3 2FWJA3BD33AL75490
80651449 Jan 12, 2024 FL L2 2FWJA3BD33AL75490
80251989 Nov 22, 2023 FL L3 2FWJA3BD33AL75490
79340045 Aug 4, 2023 FL L3 2FWJA3BD33AL75490
79325865 Aug 1, 2023 FL L2 2FWJA3BD33AL75490

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