Roadside Inspection 85553190

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: HOTSHOT 20 LLC (USDOT 3294809) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
12
OOS Violations
1
8% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85553190
Date:
Aug 21, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
12
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LINCOLN AL
Carrier (USDOT):
HOTSHOT 20 LLC (3294809)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
XCV468 (GA)

What this inspection means

The driver 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 34.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 Level 2 median in Alabama
12
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 21,155 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at LINCOLN AL
12
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 43 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
12
11 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
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 391.11B4 (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency., severity weight 2). (391.11B4)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRHL6HG576132 GA XCV468 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V3F4827P6275515 GA WLT622 BIG TEX Big Tex 2023

Violations Cited

12 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3A3II Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes 7 Hours of Service
395.3A3II Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes 7 Hours of Service
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
391.11B4 Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service
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
85820067 Sep 17, 2025 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87058892 Feb 10, 2026 MN L1 16V3F4827P6275515 OOS
87058892 Feb 10, 2026 MN L1 16V3F4827P6275515 OOS
85820067 Sep 17, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRHL6HG576132
85820067 Sep 17, 2025 TN L1 16V3F4827P6275515
84871807 Jun 4, 2025 AL L1 16V3F4827P6275515
84871807 Jun 4, 2025 AL L1 16V3F4827P6275515
84832174 May 29, 2025 TN L1 3C63RRHL6HG576132
84832174 May 29, 2025 TN L1 16V3F4827P6275515

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