Roadside Inspection 88683147

Roadside inspection on Aug 10, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: BRAVE CARGO LLC (USDOT 4568314) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88683147
Date:
Aug 10, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
727 IH30 EB SVC RD
Carrier (USDOT):
BRAVE CARGO LLC (4568314)
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
39747 (IN)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 34.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.76 violations per inspection across 17 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 105,730 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 556,902 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
12%
17 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
17
81 violations · 11 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
81 violations · 11 OOS · 4.76 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
81 violations · 11 OOS · 4.76 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 383.23A2 (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRTCL1RG231136 IN 39747 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7UZFW5038PB000482 ME 5288070 KAUFMAN TRAILERS GROUP, LLC Kaufman Trailers Group, LLC 2023

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2 Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 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
88883659 Sep 2, 2026 PA L2 LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP PA 8 OOS
88875366 Aug 31, 2026 US L3 WINDHAM NH 0
88854080 Aug 30, 2026 WY L1 GILLETTE POE 4 OOS
88846947 Aug 28, 2026 LA L1 SLIDELL LA 0
88824974 Aug 27, 2026 PA L3 6 OOS
88832580 Aug 26, 2026 OH L2 MENDON OH 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88708648 Aug 15, 2026 MI L3 3C7WRTCL1RG231136
88708648 Aug 15, 2026 MI L3 7UZFW5038PB000482
88671443 Aug 11, 2026 AR L1 3C7WRTCL1RG231136 OOS
88671443 Aug 11, 2026 AR L1 7UZFW5038PB000482 OOS
88334173 Jul 5, 2026 MO L2 3C7WRTCL1RG231136 OOS
87773850 May 6, 2026 MI L2 3C7WRTCL1RG231136
87732735 Apr 30, 2026 OR L3 3C7WRTCL1RG231136 OOS
85908351 Sep 26, 2025 PA L1 7UZFW5038PB000482

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