Roadside Inspection 88736945

Roadside inspection on Aug 19, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: SWEET EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1128178) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88736945
Date:
Aug 19, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONDALE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
SWEET EXPRESS LLC (1128178)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
RC00246 (MI)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.85 violations per inspection across 1,348 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alabama
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,493 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at COTTONDALE AL
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,325 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 561,586 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
387 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
27
15 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
81
47 violations · 5 OOS · 0.58 per inspection
Prior 365 days
387
312 violations · 54 OOS · 0.81 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR8NSMZ9914 MI RC00246 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C6KT597003 MI F102281 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLML State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane. 5 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
88825396 Aug 27, 2026 KY L3 LONDON KY 1
88822721 Aug 26, 2026 OH L3 NORWALK OH 1
88823611 Aug 25, 2026 MD L1 FROSTBURG MD 1 OOS
88759275 Aug 20, 2026 MI L2 MONROE SCALE N/B 1
88743945 Aug 19, 2026 MD L1 1 OOS
88720476 Aug 15, 2026 IL L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85874371 Sep 23, 2025 TN L3 3H3V532C6KT597003
85126931 Jul 2, 2025 OH L2 3AKJHHDR8NSMZ9914
84678246 May 14, 2025 MD L1 3AKJHHDR8NSMZ9914 OOS
84582624 May 2, 2025 IA L2 3AKJHHDR8NSMZ9914
82445167 Aug 20, 2024 NY L3 3H3V532C6KT597003
3900000011 Mar 10, 2024 AR L3 3H3V532C6KT597003
79453196 Aug 16, 2023 NY L2 3AKJHHDR8NSMZ9914
79189725 Jul 18, 2023 PA L3 3H3V532C6KT597003

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Recent activity at COTTONDALE AL

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88811658 Aug 26, 2026 BASIC TRANSPORT LLC 1
88810723 Aug 26, 2026 SAFEWAY TRANSPORTATION INC 0
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