Roadside Inspection 88733616

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in California • Carrier: S&M HOTSHOT LLC (USDOT 3743583) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88733616
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
California
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
Carrier (USDOT):
S&M HOTSHOT LLC (3743583)
Operating authority:
MC1326143
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
32586M4 (CA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 23.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.73 violations per inspection across 11 prior records
vs Level 1 median in California
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 104,371 Level 1 inspections in California during 2026
vs typical at WHISKEYTOWN SCALES
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,242 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
20%
5 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
1
12 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
22 violations · 1 OOS · 5.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
24 violations · 1 OOS · 4.80 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.0× their typical violation rate (22 violations across 4 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.73 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-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGL3TG251299 CA 32586M4 RAM 3500 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7WL3H4025ST001896 CA 4XL5990 TRAIL MAXX Trail Maxx 2025

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLED State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length). 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLLR State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation. 3 Unsafe Driving

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
88952999 Sep 9, 2026 NM L1 NM 0
88896707 Sep 2, 2026 TX L2 TX 2 OOS
88768519 Aug 22, 2026 WY L1 CHEYENNE I-80 POE 8 OOS
88744094 Aug 18, 2026 TN L1 1 OOS
88603667 Aug 4, 2026 NV L3 GARSON CHECKSITE 12
88415841 Jul 15, 2026 NC L1 1

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