Roadside Inspection 86356136

Roadside inspection on Nov 17, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: SAKARA LLC (USDOT 4429530) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86356136
Date:
Nov 17, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONDALE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
SAKARA LLC (4429530)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
TW5534 (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.48 violations per inspection across 803 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alabama
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,021 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at COTTONDALE AL
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,262 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
24%
803 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
452
1502 violations · 199 OOS
Prior 90 days
803
2797 violations · 356 OOS · 3.48 per inspection
Prior 365 days
803
2797 violations · 356 OOS · 3.48 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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL7RG321167 NC TW5534 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7SLE1EM3XST101308 ME 5465412 ELITE CARGO TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
Elite Cargo Trailers 2025

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A2 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no label or marking. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

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
86793153 Jan 14, 2026 PA L1 9 OOS
86635867 Dec 19, 2025 CA L2 MAIN ST N/O LAKE CAL DR 8 OOS
86615070 Dec 18, 2025 IL L3 INTERSTATE 70 WB 2 OOS
86622184 Dec 17, 2025 WV L2 MARMET WV 9 OOS
86614515 Dec 17, 2025 NM L2 14 OOS
86588216 Dec 16, 2025 SC L1 TOWNVILLE SC 14 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87251912 Mar 9, 2026 IA L2 3C63RRGL7RG321167 OOS
86383864 Nov 19, 2025 NC L1 3C63RRGL7RG321167
86383864 Nov 19, 2025 NC L1 7SLE1EM3XST101308
86039592 Oct 9, 2025 MT L3 3C63RRGL7RG321167
86039592 Oct 9, 2025 MT L3 7SLE1EM3XST101308
85656044 Aug 31, 2025 KS L2 3C63RRGL7RG321167
85656044 Aug 31, 2025 KS L2 7SLE1EM3XST101308
84852370 Jun 1, 2025 IA L2 3C63RRGL7RG321167 OOS

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