Roadside Inspection 89033038

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Arkansas • Carrier: BULLET TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2491100) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89033038
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Arkansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HOPE AR
Operating authority:
MC862722
Vehicle:
MACK CXU (Pinnacle) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
K834261 (AR)

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 12.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1.89 violations per inspection across 113 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Arkansas
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,658 Level 1 inspections in Arkansas during 2026
vs typical at HOPE AR
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,386 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 444,667 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
42 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
2
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
42
77 violations · 13 OOS · 1.83 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (5 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.89 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AW21Y1FM050541 AR K834261 MACK CXU (Pinnacle) 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N1532C0V1580698 ME 5664167 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 1997

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 4 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
89020112 Sep 16, 2026 TX L2 TX 1
88900423 Sep 3, 2026 AR L3 WINSLOW AR 2
88579178 Jul 30, 2026 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88319643 Jul 2, 2026 MD L2 1M1AW21Y1FM050541

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