Roadside Inspection 88984010

Roadside inspection on Sep 12, 2026 in North Dakota • Carrier: A M BEST TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2635806)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
Not recorded
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88984010
Date:
Sep 12, 2026
State:
North Dakota
Type:
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BOWMAN ND
Operating authority:
MC867051

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 29.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.03 violations per inspection across 254 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Dakota
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 3,077 Level 2 inspections in North Dakota during 2026
vs typical at BOWMAN ND
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 240 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
5
4 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)
23%
65 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
12
37 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
29
96 violations · 11 OOS · 3.31 per inspection
Prior 365 days
65
150 violations · 23 OOS · 2.31 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSIR Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
89034104 Sep 18, 2026 NC L2 ROANOKE RAPIDS NC 1 OOS
89018818 Sep 17, 2026 KY L3 NORTH CORBIN KY 0
89019934 Sep 16, 2026 CA L2 CAJON SCALES 4 OOS
88957133 Sep 10, 2026 LA L3 HAMMOND LA 3 OOS
88967175 Sep 9, 2026 FL L3 TALLAHASSEE FL 5
88932995 Sep 8, 2026 NV L2 SLOAN CHECKSITE 5

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