Roadside Inspection 88104445

Roadside inspection on Jun 8, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: SOBER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 3642099) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
1
10% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88104445
Date:
Jun 8, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
SOBER TRUCKING INC (3642099)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
AH21956 (PA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 24.

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 Texas
10
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 104,783 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
10
9 more than the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 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 393.128 (No/improper securement of vehicles, severity weight 1). (393.128)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 4V4NC9EJ1FN182603 PA AH21956 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5E0AU1744HG943101 PA PT960W0 COTTRELL
Ticket: Other
CX-5307 2017

Violations Cited

10 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.55C2 CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.128 No/improper securement of vehicles 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
395.22G Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1 Hours of Service
395.22H1 Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual 1 Hours of Service
395.22H2 Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1 Hours of Service
395.22H3 Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements 1 Hours of Service
395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 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
88431111 Jul 15, 2026 AR L2 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88431111 Jul 15, 2026 AR L2 4V4NC9EJ1FN182603 OOS
88431111 Jul 15, 2026 AR L2 5E0AU1744HG943101 OOS
84515986 Apr 29, 2025 LA L3 4V4NC9EJ1FN182603
83731774 Jan 28, 2025 CA L3 4V4NC9EJ1FN182603
83317501 Dec 4, 2024 KS L2 4V4NC9EJ1FN182603
83009051 Oct 24, 2024 OH L2 4V4NC9EJ1FN182603
81983555 Jun 25, 2024 NM L2 5E0AU1744HG943101
81649853 May 14, 2024 GA L3 4V4NC9EJ1FN182603

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