Roadside Inspection 88918937

Roadside inspection on Sep 6, 2026 in Iowa • Carrier: CARBON MOTORS LLC (USDOT 4512995) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88918937
Date:
Sep 6, 2026
State:
Iowa
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IA
Carrier (USDOT):
CARBON MOTORS LLC (4512995)
Operating authority:
MC1786974
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
V487900 (OH)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.95 violations per inspection across 445 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Iowa
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 6,811 Level 2 inspections in Iowa during 2026
vs typical at IA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,129 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 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 clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
15%
445 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
190
738 violations · 101 OOS
Prior 90 days
418
1602 violations · 229 OOS · 3.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
445
1759 violations · 248 OOS · 3.95 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRSCL4RG309032 OH V487900 RAM 3500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4B9CB7L28P1149408 IL 5265243 BUCKEYE
Ticket: Btfc
Buckeye 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 6 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
88955713 Sep 8, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 2 OOS
88924713 Sep 7, 2026 MS L2 I-20 W MS 4 OOS
88928974 Sep 6, 2026 AZ L3 HOLBROOK AZ 5 OOS
88912711 Sep 3, 2026 TN L1 COLUMBIA TN 2 OOS
88912504 Sep 3, 2026 OH L2 CLEVELAND OH 0
88902036 Sep 3, 2026 NC L1 ROANOKE RAPIDS NC 7 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86749423 Jan 6, 2026 NC L1 4B9CB7L28P1149408 OOS
86710832 Jan 3, 2026 GA L3 4B9CB7L28P1149408
86507646 Dec 3, 2025 KS L1 4B9CB7L28P1149408
86487687 Dec 2, 2025 IN L3 3C7WRSCL4RG309032
85789032 Sep 16, 2025 LA L3 4B9CB7L28P1149408
85387565 Jul 31, 2025 OH L3 4B9CB7L28P1149408
85252209 Jul 16, 2025 OH L2 4B9CB7L28P1149408 OOS
85048937 Jun 25, 2025 MI L2 3C7WRSCL4RG309032 OOS

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