Roadside Inspection 88920543

Roadside inspection on Sep 6, 2026 in Kansas • Carrier: AFFECT TRUCK LLC (USDOT 3867830) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
15
OOS Violations
3
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88920543
Date:
Sep 6, 2026
State:
Kansas
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
15
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DOUGLAS COUNTY - 045
Carrier (USDOT):
AFFECT TRUCK LLC (3867830)
Operating authority:
MC1415109
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
POH1824 (OH)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 38.

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
15
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.05 violations per inspection across 21 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kansas
15
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 3,455 Level 1 inspections in Kansas during 2026
vs typical at DOUGLAS COUNTY - 045
15
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 67 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
15
14 more than the median (1)
Compared to 431,349 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)
24%
17 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
2
5 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
7 violations · 0 OOS · 1.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
17
47 violations · 4 OOS · 2.76 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (7 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 4.05 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 173.24F1-HMGP (HM (General Packaging) - Closures for packagings not properly closed/secured., severity weight 10). (173.24F1-HMGP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C7WRSCL2PG626160 OH POH1824 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5VGFW5034ML012321 ME 5679915 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC 2021

Violations Cited

15 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
173.24F1-HMGP HM (General Packaging) - Closures for packagings not properly closed/secured. 10 Hazardous Materials OOS
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
396.9D2-FTF Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
172.602A-HMER HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information. 3 Hazardous Materials
177.817A-HMSP HM (Shipping Papers) - Operate a motor vehicle without a required shipping paper. NOTE: An error in the shipping description or an incomlete shipping description that will not impede emergency response does not constitute an OOS condition. 3 Hazardous Materials OOS
393.11A1-CSURR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11B-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Trailers, lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
177.801-HMHCNP HM (Highway Carriage) - Driver accepted/transported HM not prepared in accordance with this Subchapter. Explain: 2 Hazardous Materials
177.801-HMHCNP HM (Highway Carriage) - Driver accepted/transported HM not prepared in accordance with this Subchapter. Explain: 2 Hazardous Materials
395.22G-ELDMFV HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position. 1 Hours of Service
395.22H4-ELDBRODS HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days. 1 Hours of Service
395.30B1-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. 1 Hours of Service
395.30B1-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. 1 Hours of Service
390.21TB1-MC Operating a CMV without legal name or trade name displayed. General/Admin
390.21TB2-DOT Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters "USDOT". General/Admin

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
88852079 Aug 29, 2026 IL L1 031 - MARYVILLE - I-55/70 S/B 1
88678461 Aug 12, 2026 PA L3 4
88496052 Jul 21, 2026 CO L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88573641 Jul 31, 2026 PA L2 5VGFW5034ML012321
88573641 Jul 31, 2026 PA L2 3C7WRSCL2PG626160
88433184 Jul 15, 2026 IL L2 3C7WRSCL2PG626160
88433184 Jul 15, 2026 IL L2 5VGFW5034ML012321
88265025 Jun 26, 2026 OH L1 5VGFW5034ML012321
88265025 Jun 26, 2026 OH L1 3C7WRSCL2PG626160
87485304 Apr 2, 2026 IN L3 3C7WRSCL2PG626160 OOS
87485304 Apr 2, 2026 IN L3 5VGFW5034ML012321 OOS

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