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Roadside Inspection 88680019

Roadside inspection on Aug 12, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: CARBON MOTORS LLC (USDOT 4512995) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88680019
Date:
Aug 12, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
CARBON MOTORS LLC (4512995)
Operating authority:
MC1786974
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
229925H (IL)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

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

vs this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.96 violations per inspection across 303 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Iowa
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 2,981 Level 1 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 34 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 445,924 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
16%
303 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
200
710 violations · 110 OOS
Prior 90 days
299
1173 violations · 169 OOS · 3.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
303
1199 violations · 173 OOS · 3.96 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL1KG606467 IL 229925H RAM 3500 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V3F4822S6361257 IL 990367ST BIG TEX Big Tex 2025 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8D4-HOSF HOS (Form) - Record of duty status form failed to include name of carrier for each 24 hour period. Date: — 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
89017932 Sep 17, 2026 MS L1 PIKE COUNTY MS 0 —
88976047 Sep 10, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 17 OOS
88972181 Sep 10, 2026 OH L3 FAYETTE OH 2 OOS
88955713 Sep 8, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 2 OOS
88924713 Sep 7, 2026 MS L2 I-20 W MS 4 OOS
88928974 Sep 6, 2026 AZ L3 HOLBROOK AZ 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88160803 Jun 16, 2026 PA L1 16V3F4822S6361257 —
88160803 Jun 16, 2026 PA L1 3C63RRGL1KG606467 —
87225401 Feb 27, 2026 IA L3 3C63RRGL1KG606467 —
87225401 Feb 27, 2026 IA L3 16V3F4822S6361257 —
86244756 Nov 4, 2025 IL L1 16V3F4822S6361257 OOS
86244756 Nov 4, 2025 IL L1 3C63RRGL1KG606467 OOS
85360956 Jul 29, 2025 NC L1 3C63RRGL1KG606467 —
85187510 Jul 10, 2025 NC L3 3C63RRGL1KG606467 OOS

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Recent activity at IA

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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89055120 Sep 21, 2026 LIL' D TRUCKING LLC 4 —
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89054954 Sep 21, 2026 FOURWIDE TRANSPORTATION LLC 0 —
89054935 Sep 21, 2026 MANITO TRANSIT LLC 2 OOS