Roadside Inspection 88636839

Roadside inspection on Aug 6, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: CAL CARTAGE TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3035784) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88636839
Date:
Aug 6, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONTGOMERY AL
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LF627 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1227982 (AL)

What this inspection means

4 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.58 violations per inspection across 471 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,424 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at MONTGOMERY AL
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,197 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 554,421 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
137 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
7
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
9 violations · 2 OOS · 0.56 per inspection
Prior 365 days
137
198 violations · 25 OOS · 1.45 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (9 violations across 16 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.58 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2HSCUAPR69C120507 AL 1227982 INTERNATIONAL LF627 2009
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1K9CG4023GW351130 TN U624180 KWIK EQUIPMENT SALES
Ticket: Unknown
Semitrailer 2016

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88856553 Aug 31, 2026 NC L2 FAISON NC 1 OOS
88852200 Aug 28, 2026 IL L2 I-39 N/B MP 102 2
88760669 Aug 19, 2026 AR L2 1
88724347 Aug 15, 2026 GA L3 1
88639890 Aug 6, 2026 IL L2 4 OOS
88629589 Aug 5, 2026 IL L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88191622 Jun 19, 2026 AL L3 1K9CG4023GW351130

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