Roadside Inspection 88447375
Roadside inspection on Jul 16, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: ISBEL EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4402879) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 88447375
- Date:
- Jul 16, 2026
- State:
- Illinois
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 2
- Violations:
- 13
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- I 57 SB MP 50
- Carrier (USDOT):
- ISBEL EXPRESS LLC (4402879)
- Vehicle:
- RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- VKX9445 (TX)
- VIN:
- 3C63RRGL8RG290480
What this inspection means
Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 51.
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?
How this compares
National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.
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 395.8E (False report of drivers record of duty status, severity weight 7). (395.8E)
Units Inspected
2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 3C63RRGL8RG290480 | TX VKX9445 | RAM | 3500 | 2024 | — |
| 2 | SEMI-TRAILER | 16V3F4820T6464176 | TX 427152N |
BIG TEX
Ticket: Bigfoot
|
Big Tex | 2026 | — |
Violations Cited
13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392.2MI | Miscellaneous Traffic Law Violation | 8 | Unsafe Driving | — |
| 392.2RG | State vehicle registration or License Plate violation | 8 | Unsafe Driving | — |
| 395.8E | False report of drivers record of duty status | 7 | Hours of Service | OOS |
| 395.8A-ELD | ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) | 5 | Hours of Service | 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 |
| 393.43 | No/improper breakaway or emergency braking | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 396.17C | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 396.17C | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | 4 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 392.2LV | Lane Restriction violation | 3 | Unsafe Driving | — |
| 393.9 | Inoperable Required Lamp | 2 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 392.9A2 | Failing to secure vehicle equipment | 1 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 395.15G02 | Driver failed to have on-board a CMV a sufficient supply of blank records of duty status graph-grids. | 1 | Hours of Service | — |
| 390.21TB | Carrier name and/or USDOT Number not displayed as required | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88455472 | Jul 18, 2026 | NM | L1 | — | 2 | OOS |
| 88202569 | Jun 19, 2026 | AZ | L1 | — | 6 | OOS |
| 87906558 | May 19, 2026 | LA | L1 | — | 4 | OOS |
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How to use this inspection record
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- Review every cited violation code. Click through each violation code in the table below to read the underlying FMCSR section. The severity weight column tells you which citations carry the most weight in the SMS scoring algorithm.
- Check the OOS flags. An OOS order was issued. The Vehicle OOS / Driver OOS badges at the top of this page tell you which side of the cab triggered it; until the cited defects were corrected, the carrier could not legally continue operating.
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