Roadside Inspection 88838426

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Indiana • Carrier: SILK ROAD TRANS INC (USDOT 2874679) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88838426
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Indiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BRISTOL IN
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH32506 (PA)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 19.

Compared to the median Level 3 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 1.29 violations per inspection across 265 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Indiana
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 12,979 Level 3 inspections in Indiana during 2026
vs typical at BRISTOL IN
6
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 68 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
6
6 more than the median (0)
Compared to 566,386 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
43%
80 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
11
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
11 violations · 2 OOS · 0.69 per inspection
Prior 365 days
80
100 violations · 15 OOS · 1.25 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 391.11B2-Q (Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH1PN328917 PA AH32506 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2530P3802721 ME 5110274 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIFTA State/Local Laws - State tax/International Fuel Tax (IFTA) violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
391.11B2-Q Driver cannot read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signs and signals in the English language, to respond to official inquiries, and to make entries on reports and record. 4 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLS2 State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit. 4 Unsafe Driving
395.22H1-ELDNUM HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - No user's manual for the driver describing how to operate the ELD. (May be electronic) 1 Hours of Service
395.22H2-ELDNISDT HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step-by-step instructions for the driver to produce and transfer the driver''s hours-of-service records to an authorized safety official 1 Hours of Service
395.22H3-ELDMF HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction reporting requirements and recordkeeping procedures during ELD malfunctions. 1 Hours of Service

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
88830015 Aug 26, 2026 IL L3 T-4 1
88775460 Aug 23, 2026 PA L3 1
88762909 Aug 20, 2026 IL L3 0
88754882 Aug 19, 2026 OH L3 1
88732897 Aug 18, 2026 OH L2 0
88629676 Aug 5, 2026 IL L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86928364 Jan 29, 2026 OH L2 4V4NC9EH1PN328917 OOS
86928364 Jan 29, 2026 OH L2 1UYVS2530P3802721 OOS
86111721 Oct 5, 2025 CA L2 4V4NC9EH1PN328917
86111721 Oct 5, 2025 CA L2 1UYVS2530P3802721
85465273 Aug 5, 2025 MN L2 1UYVS2530P3802721 OOS
85465273 Aug 5, 2025 MN L2 4V4NC9EH1PN328917 OOS
85174311 Jul 3, 2025 GA L3 4V4NC9EH1PN328917
85174311 Jul 3, 2025 GA L3 1UYVS2530P3802721

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