Roadside Inspection 88726341

Roadside inspection on Aug 17, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: ARGO TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3165870) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
2
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88726341
Date:
Aug 17, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OZARK AL
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL MV607 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
P1351245 (IL)

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 14.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.03 violations per inspection across 142 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alabama
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,642 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at OZARK AL
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 652 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
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 574,010 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)
57%
56 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
6
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
7 violations · 1 OOS · 0.41 per inspection
Prior 365 days
56
65 violations · 5 OOS · 1.16 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (7 violations across 17 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.03 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3HAEUMML3NL640232 IL P1351245 INTERNATIONAL MV607 2022

Violations Cited

2 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

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
88866845 Sep 1, 2026 MS L3 ITTAWAMBA COUNTY MS 0
88825184 Aug 25, 2026 NV L3 SLOAN CHECKSITE 0
88783640 Aug 24, 2026 MS L3 0
88750502 Aug 19, 2026 PA L2 2
88687688 Aug 13, 2026 LA L3 3
88668930 Aug 11, 2026 PA L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88866845 Sep 1, 2026 MS L3 3HAEUMML3NL640232
88668930 Aug 11, 2026 PA L3 3HAEUMML3NL640232
88624345 Aug 6, 2026 NC L3 3HAEUMML3NL640232
87264346 Mar 8, 2026 TX L2 3HAEUMML3NL640232
86222610 Oct 31, 2025 IL L3 3HAEUMML3NL640232
86164213 Oct 24, 2025 GA L3 3HAEUMML3NL640232
85719954 Sep 8, 2025 AR L1 3HAEUMML3NL640232
82440457 Aug 14, 2024 TN L2 3HAEUMML3NL640232

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