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Roadside Inspection 89351069

Roadside inspection on Oct 23, 2026 in Colorado • Carrier: HICKS TRUCKING COMPANY OF LITCHFIELD INC (USDOT 597503) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89351069
Date:
Oct 23, 2026
State:
Colorado
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CORTEZ CO
Operating authority:
MC288179
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAU7206 (MN)

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 5.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.90 violations per inspection across 239 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Colorado
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 14,156 Level 2 inspections in Colorado during 2026
vs typical at CORTEZ CO
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,985 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 680,267 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)
54%
50 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
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
6 violations · 1 OOS · 0.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
50
36 violations · 7 OOS · 0.72 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 393.45D-BAAL (Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection., severity weight 4). (393.45D-BAAL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPCDP9XXND784728 MN PAU7206 PETERBILT 567 2022 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148205E1564969 MN 5238STL FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2014 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 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
89361980 Oct 26, 2026 NM L2 NM 0 —
89203626 Oct 6, 2026 MO L2 JOPLIN MO 2 OOS
89193256 Oct 6, 2026 MT L3 BUTTE MT 0 —
89155734 Oct 1, 2026 SD L3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 0 —
89109193 Sep 25, 2026 ND L1 BOWMAN ND 1 —
88986880 Sep 14, 2026 WY L3 TORRINGTON POE 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87238400 Mar 2, 2026 MN L3 1XPCDP9XXND784728 —
85258074 Jul 18, 2025 NE L3 1XPCDP9XXND784728 —
85218401 Jul 15, 2025 SD L3 1XPCDP9XXND784728 —
84573468 May 3, 2025 SD L3 13N148205E1564969 —
84561810 Apr 28, 2025 AZ L2 1XPCDP9XXND784728 OOS
81876979 Jun 13, 2024 NM L2 1XPCDP9XXND784728 —
80719608 Jan 29, 2024 KS L2 13N148205E1564969 —
79841132 Oct 4, 2023 NM L2 1XPCDP9XXND784728 —

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