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Roadside Inspection 88576784

Roadside inspection on Jul 30, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: DEALERS CHOICE TRUCKAWAY SYSTEM INC (USDOT 255166) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

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 #:
88576784
Date:
Jul 30, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-80 E/B
Operating authority:
MC180587
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
61J9NP (MO)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.86 violations per inspection across 1,796 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Illinois
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,474 Level 2 inspections in Illinois 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 609,268 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
55%
398 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
51
33 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
103
65 violations · 10 OOS · 0.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
398
321 violations · 47 OOS · 0.81 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 393.43 (No/improper breakaway or emergency braking, severity weight 4). (393.43)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRNEL4TG260887 MO 61J9NP RAM 5500 2026 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7UZFV5323TL004837 MO 53M9ST KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC 2026 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 Unsafe Driving —
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
89103970 Sep 24, 2026 TN L3 KNOXVILLE TN 0 —
89072121 Sep 23, 2026 MI L2 MI 1 —
89073327 Sep 22, 2026 TN L3 WHITE PINE TN 1 —
89067060 Sep 22, 2026 PA L3 SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP PA 4 —
89061678 Sep 22, 2026 LA L3 MANDEVILLE LA 2 —
89069657 Sep 21, 2026 AZ L2 TEMPE AZ 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89069657 Sep 21, 2026 AZ L2 3C7WRNEL4TG260887 —
89069657 Sep 21, 2026 AZ L2 7UZFV5323TL004837 —
88213190 Jun 21, 2026 AZ L2 3C7WRNEL4TG260887 OOS
88213190 Jun 21, 2026 AZ L2 7UZFV5323TL004837 OOS

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