Roadside Inspection 88876103

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: CARBON MOTORS LLC (USDOT 4512995) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS 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 #:
88876103
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOHAWK TN
Carrier (USDOT):
CARBON MOTORS LLC (4512995)
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
225140H (IL)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.98 violations per inspection across 430 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 22,937 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at MOHAWK TN
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 4,593 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 418,475 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)
15%
430 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
225
852 violations · 119 OOS
Prior 90 days
410
1590 violations · 224 OOS · 3.88 per inspection
Prior 365 days
430
1711 violations · 238 OOS · 3.98 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63R5HL0TG225587 IL 225140H RAM
Ticket: Dodge
2500 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 7SLE1EM31ST101178 ME 5493711 ELITE CARGO TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
Elite Cargo Trailers 2025

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 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
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 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
88882571 Sep 2, 2026 CA L2 RED BLUFF 4 OOS
88879983 Sep 2, 2026 NC L1 HILLSBOROUGH NC 2 OOS
88875313 Aug 31, 2026 OH L2 WILMINGTON OH 1 OOS
88875114 Aug 31, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0
88874738 Aug 31, 2026 AZ L3 SANDERS AZ 1 OOS
88874179 Aug 31, 2026 IL L2 I-64 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87180508 Feb 27, 2026 OK L1 7SLE1EM31ST101178 OOS
87032084 Feb 11, 2026 MI L2 7SLE1EM31ST101178
86755850 Jan 8, 2026 OH L3 7SLE1EM31ST101178
86499004 Dec 5, 2025 CO L2 7SLE1EM31ST101178 OOS
84668460 May 12, 2025 IA L1 7SLE1EM31ST101178 OOS

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