Roadside Inspection 88604250

Roadside inspection on Aug 4, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: VGT TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2633507) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88604250
Date:
Aug 4, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BLOUNTSVILLE AL
Operating authority:
MC945435
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PXE3526 (OH)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 21.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.25 violations per inspection across 186 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,859 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at BLOUNTSVILLE AL
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 184 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 594,945 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
85 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
8
8 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
20
22 violations · 4 OOS · 1.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
85
97 violations · 18 OOS · 1.14 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 395.8E-HOSPDELDT (HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDELDT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR6KSKD1144 OH PXE3526 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VC5324ST506761 TN 625751T VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC)
Ticket: Unknown
VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2025

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS

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
88958864 Sep 10, 2026 SC L3 CHAPIN SC 1
88913266 Sep 4, 2026 OH L3 WARREN OH 1
88877446 Sep 1, 2026 SC L3 CHAPIN SC 0
88832172 Aug 26, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 3 OOS
88766565 Aug 21, 2026 TN L3 1
88739741 Aug 19, 2026 MI L3 MONROE SCALE N/B 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88306723 Jul 1, 2026 LA L3 5V8VC5324ST506761
87299521 Mar 16, 2026 MO L3 3AKJHHDR6KSKD1144
87069842 Feb 5, 2026 CA L1 5V8VC5324ST506761
86403692 Nov 21, 2025 NM L1 3AKJHHDR6KSKD1144 OOS
83660926 Jan 16, 2025 TX L2 3AKJHHDR6KSKD1144
81750686 May 28, 2024 TX L2 3AKJHHDR6KSKD1144 OOS
81077509 Mar 4, 2024 TX L2 3AKJHHDR6KSKD1144 OOS
78925764 Jun 16, 2023 TX L2 3AKJHHDR6KSKD1144 OOS

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