Roadside Inspection 88901845

Roadside inspection on Sep 2, 2026 in Colorado • Carrier: EMORY BLADES (USDOT 2905649) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88901845
Date:
Sep 2, 2026
State:
Colorado
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROCKY FORD CO
Carrier (USDOT):
EMORY BLADES (2905649)
Operating authority:
MC002956
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FXLJ12 (CO)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 3 median in Colorado
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 15,549 Level 3 inspections in Colorado during 2026
vs typical at ROCKY FORD CO
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 64 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 594,945 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD49X6AD796272 CO FXLJ12 PETERBILT 389 2010
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1MT2N53327H016586 CO TEMP MERRITT 2007

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8A No drivers record of duty status when one is required 1 Hours of Service

Violation categories (BASICs)

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

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