Roadside Inspection 88836645

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: BIRKA LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2509157) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88836645
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HANCEVILLE AL
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1206333 (AL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 21.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.64 violations per inspection across 74 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,158 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at HANCEVILLE AL
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 397 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
3
2 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)
56%
16 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
16
12 violations · 3 OOS · 0.75 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 395.8E-HOSPDELDT (HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDELDT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGLDR8JSJK8980 AL 1206333 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1RNF53A27RR066693 ME 5285437 REITNOUER INC
Ticket: Unknown
Reitnouer Inc 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service 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
88735310 Aug 18, 2026 AL L3 0
88646370 Aug 7, 2026 ND L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87211480 Mar 4, 2026 MO L3 1RNF53A27RR066693
87211480 Mar 4, 2026 MO L3 3AKJGLDR8JSJK8980
83464797 Dec 20, 2024 MS L3 1RNF53A27RR066693
83464797 Dec 20, 2024 MS L3 3AKJGLDR8JSJK8980
81636921 May 10, 2024 GA L3 3AKJGLDR8JSJK8980

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