Roadside Inspection 88801219

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: ERIC H ELLIS (USDOT 1506041) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK HazMat CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88801219
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
MONTGOMERY AL
Carrier (USDOT):
ERIC H ELLIS (1506041)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER 114SD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
45A07RB (AL)

What this inspection means

5 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unknown, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.77 violations per inspection across 35 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,158 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at MONTGOMERY AL
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,142 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
17%
6 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
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
2 violations · 0 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
6
13 violations · 1 OOS · 2.17 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALHG3DV1HDJB9801 AL 45A07RB FREIGHTLINER 114SD 2017

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 1 Vehicle Maintenance
107.620B-HMAMC HM (Administrative) - Failing to produce current certificate of registration or registration number identified as "U.S. DOT Hazmat Reg. No." Unknown

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
88786496 Aug 25, 2026 AL L2 MONTGOMERY AL 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84969222 May 27, 2025 AL L2 3ALHG3DV1HDJB9801 OOS
84104208 Mar 12, 2025 AL L2 3ALHG3DV1HDJB9801
83624156 Jan 16, 2025 AL L2 3ALHG3DV1HDJB9801
83126330 Nov 11, 2024 AL L1 3ALHG3DV1HDJB9801 OOS
80309083 Dec 5, 2023 AL L2 3ALHG3DV1HDJB9801

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