Roadside Inspection 88823683

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Florida • Carrier: ALPHA FOUNDATION SPECIALISTS INC (USDOT 2064154) • Vehicle: FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88823683
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Florida
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAND RIDGE FL
Vehicle:
FORD F-550 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Courier
Plate:
QLJC97 (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 11.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.09 violations per inspection across 46 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Florida
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,801 Level 1 inspections in Florida during 2026
vs typical at GRAND RIDGE FL
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 1,399 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 413,791 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)
47%
15 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
2
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
24 violations · 2 OOS · 1.60 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 393.43D-B (Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly., severity weight 4). (393.43D-B)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FD0W5GT1MEC11448 FL QLJC97 FORD
Ticket: Courier
F-550 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4RWBE2023MH036156 FL 11ERMS RICE TRAILERS Rice Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A-BIHE Hydraulic/Electric Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.106C1-C Cargo - Cargo not immobilized or secured against rolling. 3 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
88745732 Aug 18, 2026 US L1 0
88672513 Aug 10, 2026 FL L2 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80140968 Nov 9, 2023 FL L2 1FD0W5GT1MEC11448
78604442 May 10, 2023 FL L1 1FD0W5GT1MEC11448
78604442 May 10, 2023 FL L1 4RWBE2023MH036156

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