Roadside Inspection 88786259

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Louisiana • Carrier: BALBONA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3685140) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88786259
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SLIDELL LA
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
PKW0001 (TX)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

Compared to the median Level 2 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 1.19 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Louisiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 8,215 Level 2 inspections in Louisiana during 2026
vs typical at SLIDELL LA
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,059 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
75%
8 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
4 violations · 2 OOS · 0.50 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 393.128B-CLWV (Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans., severity weight 7). (393.128B-CLWV)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRGLXJG285754 TX PKW0001 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4C9GF3628MM546124 TX 076512M CAL-TEX TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
2021

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLL State/Local Laws - 8 Unsafe Driving
393.128B-CLWV Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55B-B Hydraulic Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1999. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88269238 Jun 28, 2026 TN L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87870352 May 14, 2026 MO L1 4C9GF3628MM546124
87870352 May 14, 2026 MO L1 3C63RRGLXJG285754
87836445 May 13, 2026 AL L1 3C63RRGLXJG285754 OOS
87836445 May 13, 2026 AL L1 4C9GF3628MM546124 OOS
85807244 Sep 17, 2025 LA L1 3C63RRGLXJG285754
85807244 Sep 17, 2025 LA L1 4C9GF3628MM546124
85019087 Jun 20, 2025 OK L1 4C9GF3628MM546124
85019087 Jun 20, 2025 OK L1 3C63RRGLXJG285754

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