Roadside Inspection 88760474

Roadside inspection on Aug 19, 2026 in Virginia • Carrier: AUTO CARRIER USA LLC (USDOT 4472062) • Vehicle: KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88760474
Date:
Aug 19, 2026
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PETERSBURG VA
Vehicle:
KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
DD01GQ (FL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 15.

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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.35 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Virginia
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 6,833 Level 3 inspections in Virginia during 2026
vs typical at PETERSBURG VA
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 742 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 566,386 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)
19%
31 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
3
13 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
47 violations · 8 OOS · 4.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
135 violations · 21 OOS · 4.35 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 5VGFE4434HL003079 FL DD01GQ KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
Ticket: Dodge
2017

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
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
88768062 Aug 20, 2026 FL L2 4 OOS
88685156 Aug 11, 2026 FL L1 9 OOS
88515869 Jul 24, 2026 FL L3 3 OOS
88509268 Jul 24, 2026 NC L1 1
88436127 Jul 16, 2026 FL L2 10 OOS
88407166 Jul 14, 2026 AL L3 5 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88509268 Jul 24, 2026 NC L1 5VGFE4434HL003079
87838359 May 13, 2026 NC L3 5VGFE4434HL003079 OOS
87402963 Mar 24, 2026 FL L3 5VGFE4434HL003079 OOS
87242270 Mar 6, 2026 NC L3 5VGFE4434HL003079

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