Roadside Inspection 88488035

Roadside inspection on Jul 22, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: TAYLOR HOTSHOT TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 4507237) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88488035
Date:
Jul 22, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ARAB AL
Operating authority:
MC1783899
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
K225322 (TX)

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
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 14,056 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
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 393.130C-CHVE (Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels., severity weight 7). (393.130C-CHVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRNFLXKG705775 TX K225322 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
5500 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3NGGF4026T1002322 TX 215231N METALIUM INDUSTRIES
Ticket: Unknown
METALIUM INDUSTRIES 2026

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.130C-CHVE Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 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

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
88969595 Sep 11, 2026 NC L1 CANDLER NC 0
88604898 Aug 4, 2026 OK L1 LOVE PORT OF ENTRY 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88969595 Sep 11, 2026 NC L1 3C7WRNFLXKG705775
88969595 Sep 11, 2026 NC L1 3NGGF4026T1002322
88604898 Aug 4, 2026 OK L1 3C7WRNFLXKG705775 OOS
88604898 Aug 4, 2026 OK L1 3NGGF4026T1002322 OOS
87781569 May 5, 2026 CO L3 3C7WRNFLXKG705775
87781569 May 5, 2026 CO L3 3NGGF4026T1002322

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