Roadside Inspection 88964539

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Colorado • Carrier: UNIVERSAL TRANS EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4189909) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88964539
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Colorado
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FORT COLLINS CO
Operating authority:
MC1645643
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
TEMP (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 12.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.67 violations per inspection across 46 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Colorado
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,191 Level 2 inspections in Colorado during 2026
vs typical at FORT COLLINS CO
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,991 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
4
3 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)
57%
37 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
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
37
23 violations · 3 OOS · 0.62 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 391.11B4-CLHA (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate, severity weight 2). (391.11B4-CLHA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X9ND764609 IL TEMP PETERBILT 579 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0629NT431716 TN 232208T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.16-D Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV. 7 Unsafe Driving
391.11B4-CLHA Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate 2 Driver Fitness OOS
393.11A1-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 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
88918840 Sep 6, 2026 IA L2 IA 2
88772825 Aug 22, 2026 NM L2 0
88684250 Aug 11, 2026 TN L3 1
88559576 Jul 28, 2026 CO L1 1
88460146 Jul 20, 2026 OK L3 BECKHAM POE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88684250 Aug 11, 2026 TN L3 1XPBD49X9ND764609
87021461 Feb 10, 2026 CA L3 1GR1P0629NT431716
85108492 Jul 1, 2025 SC L3 1GR1P0629NT431716
84549997 May 1, 2025 SC L3 1GR1P0629NT431716 OOS
84462855 Apr 17, 2025 AR L3 1XPBD49X9ND764609
83236069 Nov 22, 2024 CO L3 1GR1P0629NT431716
81812766 Jun 6, 2024 MO L3 1XPBD49X9ND764609
81170894 Mar 16, 2024 TN L1 1XPBD49X9ND764609

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