Roadside Inspection 88729378

Roadside inspection on Aug 16, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: CARBON MOTORS LLC (USDOT 4512995) • Vehicle: FORD TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
9
OOS Violations
2
22% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88729378
Date:
Aug 16, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
9
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-39
Carrier (USDOT):
CARBON MOTORS LLC (4512995)
Vehicle:
FORD F-350 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
209503F (IL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 52.

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
9
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.91 violations per inspection across 341 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Illinois
9
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 22,573 Level 3 inspections in Illinois during 2026
vs typical at I-39
9
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 583 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
9
9 more than the median (0)
Compared to 561,586 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)
15%
341 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
218
775 violations · 119 OOS
Prior 90 days
330
1257 violations · 185 OOS · 3.81 per inspection
Prior 365 days
341
1332 violations · 193 OOS · 3.91 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 392.2-SLLEWG3 (State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight., severity weight 8). (392.2-SLLEWG3)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FT8W3DT0SEC94917 IL 209503F FORD F-350 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7LKH3AP23PP001075 IL 134685TE HD TRAILER HD Trailer 2023

Violations Cited

9 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2FT State or International Fuel Tax (IFTA) Violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2IRP IRP Apportioned Tag or Registration Violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2MI Miscellaneous Traffic Law Violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight. 8 Unsafe Driving OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.15A-NSOUT Driving a CMV while disqualified. Suspended for a non-safety-related reason and outside the state of driver's license issuance. 1 Driver Fitness OOS
395.24C2III Driver failed to manually add shipping document number 1 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
88828086 Aug 27, 2026 PA L2 9 OOS
88826928 Aug 27, 2026 MI L3 MI 1
88830291 Aug 26, 2026 IL L3 I-72 1
88823664 Aug 26, 2026 AR L1 2
88823129 Aug 26, 2026 AR L1 NORTH LITTLE ROCK AR 0
88821800 Aug 26, 2026 MO L1 CHARLESTON MO 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88810183 Aug 25, 2026 UT L1 1FT8W3DT0SEC94917 OOS
88810183 Aug 25, 2026 UT L1 7LKH3AP23PP001075 OOS
88011406 May 31, 2026 MS L3 7LKH3AP23PP001075
88011406 May 31, 2026 MS L3 1FT8W3DT0SEC94917
87250744 Mar 8, 2026 MS L3 1FT8W3DT0SEC94917
87079364 Feb 13, 2026 TX L1 1FT8W3DT0SEC94917
84824190 May 29, 2025 MS L1 7LKH3AP23PP001075
83546331 Jan 6, 2025 MS L1 7LKH3AP23PP001075

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