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Roadside Inspection 89266595

Roadside inspection on Oct 13, 2026 in Arizona • Carrier: ELK FREIGHT INC (USDOT 3575439) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK 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 #:
89266595
Date:
Oct 13, 2026
State:
Arizona
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SANDERS AZ
Carrier (USDOT):
ELK FREIGHT INC (3575439)
Operating authority:
MC1205833
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
49483PF (NY)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 21.

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 1.10 violations per inspection across 60 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Arizona
4
Heavier than median (3)
Median of 26,705 Level 2 inspections in Arizona during 2026
vs typical at SANDERS AZ
4
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 1,680 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 677,343 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)
47%
34 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
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
8 violations · 1 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
34
41 violations · 5 OOS · 1.21 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR9LSLJ7327 NY 49483PF FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7SMF5EJ22TB000156 TN 617973T FRUEHAUF INC. FRUEHAUF INC. 2026 —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 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
89265825 Oct 13, 2026 OH L1 EATON OH 2 —
89227449 Oct 8, 2026 KS L3 THAYER KS 0 —
89122754 Sep 28, 2026 KS L2 OLATHE SOUTH M.C.I.S. #24W 1 —
89078572 Sep 23, 2026 PA L2 FANNETT TWP PA 1 —
89033674 Sep 18, 2026 NE L1 WAVERLY NE 6 OOS
88891349 Sep 2, 2026 OH L3 ASHLAND OH 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89033674 Sep 18, 2026 NE L1 3AKJHHDR9LSLJ7327 OOS
88456628 Jul 17, 2026 IL L3 3AKJHHDR9LSLJ7327 —
88345220 Jul 6, 2026 AZ L2 3AKJHHDR9LSLJ7327 —
86153216 Oct 23, 2025 GA L3 3AKJHHDR9LSLJ7327 —

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