Roadside Inspection 88951583

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Alaska • Carrier: ROBERT RIDDLE (USDOT 1698191) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88951583
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Alaska
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ESTER AK
Carrier (USDOT):
ROBERT RIDDLE (1698191)
Operating authority:
MC1651497
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4700 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
KBR864 (AK)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 14.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.20 violations per inspection across 95 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alaska
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,553 Level 2 inspections in Alaska during 2026
vs typical at ESTER AK
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 97 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 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)
33%
24 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
7 violations · 1 OOS · 1.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
24
35 violations · 4 OOS · 1.46 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 391.11B5-LNCDLNVL (License (Non-CDL) - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license, issued by one State or jurisdiction., severity weight 8). (391.11B5-LNCDLNVL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5KKHAVCY2FPGY9541 AK KBR864 WESTERN STAR 4700 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B5-LNCDLNVL License (Non-CDL) - Operate a CMV without a valid operators license, issued by one State or jurisdiction. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 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
88536678 Jul 28, 2026 AK L3 0
88513287 Jul 24, 2026 AK L3 1
88469813 Jul 20, 2026 AK L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87310031 Mar 17, 2026 AK L2 5KKHAVCY2FPGY9541
85283878 Jul 22, 2025 AK L2 5KKHAVCY2FPGY9541 OOS
83259650 Nov 26, 2024 AK L2 5KKHAVCY2FPGY9541
81933438 Jun 19, 2024 AK L4 5KKHAVCY2FPGY9541
79983501 Oct 20, 2023 AK L2 5KKHAVCY2FPGY9541 OOS

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