Roadside Inspection 88775978

Roadside inspection on Aug 21, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: EMV TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3284972) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88775978
Date:
Aug 21, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-90 W/B MP 23
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
3935409 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.52 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Illinois
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,694 Level 1 inspections in Illinois during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 412,922 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)
19%
21 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
21 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
29 violations · 3 OOS · 4.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
110 violations · 6 OOS · 5.24 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 393.71H10 (No or Improper safety chains for towbar, severity weight 3). (393.71H10)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRTCL4PG501747 IN 3935409 RAM 3500 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RMTET458C1002598 IL 90812ST Matlock

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11TU Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.71H10 No or Improper safety chains for towbar 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22H1 Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual 1 Hours of Service
395.22H2 Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet 1 Hours of Service
395.22H4 Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids 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
88843716 Aug 27, 2026 OH L1 MARION OH 1
88729850 Aug 17, 2026 CO L1 1
88704613 Aug 13, 2026 TN L1 0
88650785 Aug 8, 2026 FL L2 2 OOS
88515699 Jul 23, 2026 OH L3 3
88504348 Jul 22, 2026 FL L3 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87222946 Mar 4, 2026 MO L1 3C7WRTCL4PG501747 OOS
86803201 Jan 14, 2026 IN L1 3C7WRTCL4PG501747
85868508 Sep 23, 2025 MI L2 3C7WRTCL4PG501747 OOS
85790342 Sep 12, 2025 MI L3 3C7WRTCL4PG501747
84974303 Jun 16, 2025 MA L3 3C7WRTCL4PG501747
84870400 May 29, 2025 NY L2 3C7WRTCL4PG501747
84080227 Mar 6, 2025 KS L1 3C7WRTCL4PG501747 OOS
84040970 Mar 4, 2025 WY L2 3C7WRTCL4PG501747 OOS

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Recent activity at I-90 W/B MP 23

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