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Roadside Inspection 89341651

Roadside inspection on Oct 22, 2026 in Alaska • Carrier: A & B INC (USDOT 1621404) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89341651
Date:
Oct 22, 2026
State:
Alaska
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STERLING AK
Carrier (USDOT):
A & B INC (1621404)
Operating authority:
MC672394
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MA025 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
JJU974 (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 20.

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 1.53 violations per inspection across 38 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alaska
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 1,895 Level 2 inspections in Alaska during 2026
vs typical at STERLING AK
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 412 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)
22%
9 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
20 violations · 4 OOS · 2.22 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

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1HTMMMML6HH644054 AK JJU974 INTERNATIONAL MA025 2017 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 46UDT202XS1302017 AK 9116CA Diamond C — — —

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —

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
89075396 Sep 22, 2026 AK L3 ANCHORAGE AK 0 —
88858949 Aug 31, 2026 AK L2 ANCHORAGE AK 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87521945 Apr 7, 2026 AK L3 1HTMMMML6HH644054 —
86992089 Feb 6, 2026 AK L1 1HTMMMML6HH644054 OOS
86539491 Dec 10, 2025 AK L2 46UDT202XS1302017 OOS
85990240 Oct 8, 2025 AK L2 46UDT202XS1302017 —
85160949 Jul 8, 2025 AK L3 1HTMMMML6HH644054 —
84453996 Apr 18, 2025 AK L2 1HTMMMML6HH644054 —
83090282 Nov 5, 2024 AK L1 1HTMMMML6HH644054 OOS
78731619 May 22, 2023 AK L3 1HTMMMML6HH644054 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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