Roadside Inspection 88813992

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: ALPHA TRANS INC (USDOT 3097984) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3

Units Inspected

Total Violations

OOS Violations

Inspection Level

Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:: 88813992
Date:: Aug 25, 2026
State:: Illinois
Level:: Level III — Driver Only
Type:: —
Units inspected:: 1
Violations:: 0
HazMat:: No
Inspection site:: I-74
Carrier (USDOT):: ALPHA TRANS INC (3097984)
Vehicle:: VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:: 3960328 (IN)
VIN:: 4V4NC9EH1NN288044

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical

Cleaner than carrier average

Carrier averages 1.50 violations per inspection across 50 prior records

vs Level 3 median in Illinois

On par with median (0)

Median of 22,367 Level 3 inspections in Illinois during 2026

vs typical at I-74

On par with station median (0)

Median of 1,243 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

Same as the median (0)

Compared to 558,822 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026

OOS at this inspection

Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%

Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026

Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)

41%

17 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

No inspections in this window

Prior 90 days

7 violations · 1 OOS · 2.33 per inspection

Prior 365 days

15 violations · 2 OOS · 0.88 per inspection

Honest opinion

A clean inspection here is a positive signal in the context of a recent stretch where this carrier's violation rate ran above its lifetime average.

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq	Type	VIN	Plate	Make	Model	Year	OOS
1	TRUCK TRACTOR	4V4NC9EH1NN288044	IN 3960328	VOLVO TRUCK	VNL	2022	—

No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS
88798065	Aug 25, 2026	MO	L3	CHARLESTON MO	1	—
88473365	Jul 21, 2026	SD	L1	—	4	OOS
88319706	Jul 3, 2026	NE	L3	—	1	—

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection	Date	State	Level	VIN	OOS
87371611	Mar 20, 2026	IA	L3	4V4NC9EH1NN288044	—
80442929	Dec 19, 2023	CA	L3	4V4NC9EH1NN288044	—
80490544	Nov 13, 2023	NM	L3	4V4NC9EH1NN288044	—
80489749	Nov 13, 2023	NM	L3	4V4NC9EH1NN288044	—

Related records

Carrier

ALPHA TRANS INC

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Station

I-74

All inspections at this site.

State

Inspections in Illinois

Statewide inspection records.

Level

Level III — Driver Only

All inspections at this CVSA level.

Vehicle

VIN 4V4NC9EH1NN288044

All inspections and records for this VIN.

Plate

3960328 (IN)

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Reference

FMCSR Violations

Violation-code reference library.

Recent activity at I-74

Other carriers inspected here recently.

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88813983	Aug 25, 2026	IVY COLD LLC	—
88813982	Aug 25, 2026	RISINGER BROS TRANSFER INC	—
88813981	Aug 25, 2026	NUSSBAUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC	—
88813946	Aug 25, 2026	A M T TRUCKING INC	—