Roadside Inspection 88851980

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: HAMMER EXPRESS INC (USDOT 540837) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88851980
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-94
Carrier (USDOT):
HAMMER EXPRESS INC (540837)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
68887Z (IL)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 14.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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 2.06 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Illinois
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 9,519 Level 2 inspections in Illinois during 2026
vs typical at I-94
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 633 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 550,848 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
5 violations · 0 OOS · 2.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
3
10 violations · 1 OOS · 3.33 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDV7KSKB5095 IL 68887Z FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2019
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS LJRC46268JT013397 TN U930956 CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO CIMC VEHICLES GROUP CO 2018

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit. 10 Unsafe Driving
392.2LV Lane Restriction violation 3 Unsafe Driving
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
88565186 Jul 29, 2026 IL L2 2
88492380 Jul 20, 2026 WI L1 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84699169 May 15, 2025 IL L1 3AKJGEDV7KSKB5095
82734406 Sep 21, 2024 IL L3 3AKJGEDV7KSKB5095

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