Roadside Inspection 89034374

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Alaska • Carrier: BLACK GOLD EXPRESS INC (USDOT 270089) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
4
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89034374
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Alaska
Type:
Units inspected:
4
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STERLING AK
Operating authority:
MC189974
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FNR788 (AK)

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 3.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.25 violations per inspection across 213 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alaska
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 1,636 Level 2 inspections in Alaska during 2026
vs typical at STERLING AK
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 414 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 598,525 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
48 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
4
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
10 violations · 1 OOS · 0.77 per inspection
Prior 365 days
48
49 violations · 5 OOS · 1.02 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 393.110B3-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet., severity weight 3). (393.110B3-C)

Units Inspected

4 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPXD40XXRD692019 AK FNR788 PETERBILT 389 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MC124514T3234863 AK 3380WB MANAC TRAILERS USA
Ticket: Unknown
Manac 2026
3 DOLLY CONVERTER UNKNOWN AK UNREGISTERED Unknown
4 SEMI-TRAILER 5MC124515T3234869 AK 4436WB MANAC TRAILERS USA
Ticket: Unknown
Manac 2026

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110B3-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. 3 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
89021095 Sep 16, 2026 AK L2 STERLING AK 0
89018830 Sep 16, 2026 AK L3 FAIRBANKS AK 0
88958302 Sep 9, 2026 AK L2 ANCHORAGE AK 0
88726592 Aug 18, 2026 AK L3 0
88639123 Aug 7, 2026 AK L2 2
88604515 Aug 4, 2026 AK L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88575382 Jul 31, 2026 AK L1 5MC124515T3234869
88475884 Jul 20, 2026 AK L1 1XPXD40XXRD692019
87412954 Mar 25, 2026 AK L2 1XPXD40XXRD692019 OOS
86889556 Jan 16, 2026 AK L3 1XPXD40XXRD692019
85838070 Sep 21, 2025 AK L3 1XPXD40XXRD692019
84373249 Apr 10, 2025 AK L3 1XPXD40XXRD692019
83813943 Aug 30, 2024 AK L2 1XPXD40XXRD692019
82485963 Aug 24, 2024 AK L2 1XPXD40XXRD692019 OOS

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Recent activity at STERLING AK

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