Roadside Inspection 89039870

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Arizona • Carrier: EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC (USDOT 44064) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89039870
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Arizona
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TEMPE AZ
Carrier (USDOT):
EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC (44064)
Operating authority:
MC164259
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
D00LLY (AZ)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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 0.28 violations per inspection across 678 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Arizona
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,478 Level 1 inspections in Arizona during 2026
vs typical at TEMPE AZ
3
On par with station median (3)
Median of 122 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)
87%
211 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
7
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
44
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.16 per inspection
Prior 365 days
211
44 violations · 8 OOS · 0.21 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRHL0RG242051 AZ D00LLY RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 46UFU4035M1234402 NV 22742PT ROADCLIPPER ENTERPRISES, INC.
Ticket: Diamond C
Roadclipper Enterprises, Inc. 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60D Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.30B1-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. 1 Hours of Service

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
89041907 Sep 18, 2026 AZ L3 WIKIEUP AZ 0
89040179 Sep 18, 2026 AZ L2 MESA AZ 0
89039744 Sep 18, 2026 AZ L2 MESA AZ 0
89024474 Sep 16, 2026 AZ L2 GREEN VALLEY AZ 0
88941435 Sep 8, 2026 AZ L3 TUCSON AZ 0
88911927 Sep 3, 2026 AZ L3 MARANA AZ 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83693777 Jan 24, 2025 CA L2 3C63RRHL0RG242051
83693777 Jan 24, 2025 CA L2 46UFU4035M1234402

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