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Roadside Inspection 88818227

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Florida • Carrier: ARIEL TRANSPORTATION CORP (USDOT 3089909) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88818227
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Florida
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAND RIDGE FL
Operating authority:
MC071392
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XE581C (FL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, 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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.40 violations per inspection across 30 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Florida
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 10,320 Level 1 inspections in Florida during 2026
vs typical at GRAND RIDGE FL
6
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,389 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 454,621 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 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
3 violations · 0 OOS · 3.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3
10 violations · 1 OOS · 3.33 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 396.3A1-BOS (Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination., severity weight 0). (396.3A1-BOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH7FN908137 FL XE581C VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2015 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA0620CT570132 FL QB88UB GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 1982 —

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-ALBV Air Brake - Any leak from a brake valve. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance 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
89084265 Sep 23, 2026 LA L2 PORT BARRE LA 1 —
89081843 Sep 22, 2026 FL L2 JASPER FL 2 —
88350130 Jul 8, 2026 AL L3 — 3 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84762394 May 19, 2025 FL L3 1GRAA0620CT570132 —
84762394 May 19, 2025 FL L3 4V4NC9EH7FN908137 —

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