Roadside Inspection 88838728

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: ROAD GLADIATORS INC (USDOT 3832605) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
5
63% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88838728
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GOOD HOPE AL
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1313693 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 40.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.28 violations per inspection across 36 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,158 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at GOOD HOPE AL
8
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 208 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
8
7 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)
43%
14 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
3
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
16 violations · 0 OOS · 1.14 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 3AKJHHDR6TSWT2361 IL P1313693 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3UTVS2539L8970218 IL 734038ST UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020

Violations Cited

8 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
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
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period. 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
88653403 Aug 8, 2026 AR L3 0
88582086 Jul 31, 2026 NM L3 1
88573127 Jul 31, 2026 MS L3 1
88508377 Jul 24, 2026 IA L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86872564 Jan 22, 2026 MO L2 3AKJHHDR6TSWT2361
86872564 Jan 22, 2026 MO L2 3UTVS2539L8970218
84870075 Jun 4, 2025 SC L3 3UTVS2539L8970218
81229114 Mar 29, 2024 MN L3 3UTVS2539L8970218
79555950 Aug 30, 2023 KY L2 3UTVS2539L8970218 OOS
79328992 Aug 4, 2023 IL L2 3UTVS2539L8970218

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