Roadside Inspection 86988613

Roadside inspection on Feb 8, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: D & K HOTSHOT LLC (USDOT 3464835) • Vehicle: GMC STRAIGHT TRUCK

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 #:
86988613
Date:
Feb 8, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
VALLEY HEAD AL
Carrier (USDOT):
D & K HOTSHOT LLC (3464835)
Operating authority:
MC1135737
Vehicle:
GMC Sierra STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
1191693 (AL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle 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 10.

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 Level 2 median in Alabama
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 13,356 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at VALLEY HEAD AL
4
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 45 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 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1GTJK33698F173234 AL 1191693 GMC Sierra 2008
2 SEMI-TRAILER 11W3F2425NW188832 AL 63A3B8W W-W W-W 2022

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.9B2-DFICD Driver - Failing to inspect the cargo and devices used to secure the cargo within the first 50 miles after beginning a trip. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22G-ELDMFV HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position. 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.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88946971 Sep 9, 2026 AL L1 1GTJK33698F173234
84610046 May 7, 2025 TN L1 1GTJK33698F173234
83025574 Oct 29, 2024 AL L2 1GTJK33698F173234
81640129 May 16, 2024 AL L1 1GTJK33698F173234
80801623 Feb 6, 2024 NC L1 1GTJK33698F173234
79578787 Aug 30, 2023 GA L3 1GTJK33698F173234
78727841 May 24, 2023 NC L1 1GTJK33698F173234

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