Roadside Inspection 88957133

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: A M BEST TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2635806) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88957133
Date:
Sep 10, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HAMMOND LA
Operating authority:
MC867051
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF31MJ (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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 2.02 violations per inspection across 253 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Louisiana
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 14,677 Level 3 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at HAMMOND LA
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,964 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 594,945 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)
23%
64 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
11
34 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
28
93 violations · 10 OOS · 3.32 per inspection
Prior 365 days
64
147 violations · 22 OOS · 2.30 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 395.8E-HOSPDOOS (HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDOOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDR9GSGP5929 FL DF31MJ FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2530DG575101 FL QB24WB UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2013

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDOOS HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status with an apparent attempt to conceal hours. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
392.22B-DFPWD Driver - Failed to place warning devices on the road surface. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
392.22A-D Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers. 1 Unsafe Driving

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
88967175 Sep 9, 2026 FL L3 TALLAHASSEE FL 5
88932995 Sep 8, 2026 NV L2 SLOAN CHECKSITE 5
88923472 Sep 7, 2026 NC L2 ROCKY MOUNT NC 0
88913553 Sep 5, 2026 NC L2 ROWLAND NC 1
88894707 Sep 2, 2026 LA L2 BREAUX BRIDGE LA 5 OOS
88851565 Aug 30, 2026 MS L3 I-20 W MS 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87940558 May 21, 2026 TN L1 1UYVS2530DG575101 OOS
84808906 May 27, 2025 OH L2 3AKJGLDR9GSGP5929 OOS
82174567 Jul 20, 2024 AL L3 1UYVS2530DG575101
82115611 Jul 15, 2024 SD L3 1UYVS2530DG575101
80408844 Dec 15, 2023 MT L3 3AKJGLDR9GSGP5929
80382661 Nov 20, 2023 CA L1 3AKJGLDR9GSGP5929

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