Roadside Inspection 88951265

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: AVAZ EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 4394097) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
5
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88951265
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-57
Carrier (USDOT):
AVAZ EXPRESS LLC (4394097)
Operating authority:
MC1724046
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
211321H (IL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 35.

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 Level 1 median in Illinois
13
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,065 Level 1 inspections in Illinois during 2026
vs typical at I-57
13
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 2,808 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
13
12 more than the median (1)
Compared to 443,839 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
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 393.43 (No/improper breakaway or emergency braking, severity weight 4). (393.43)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRLL5NG319109 IL 211321H RAM 3500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4M9BG402XR1144347 IL T567892 MP Gooseneck 2024

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.41 No or defective parking brake system on CMV 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43 No/improper breakaway or emergency braking 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-LLEAK A liquid fuel system with a dripping leak at any point. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.201A Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.45B Expired medical examiner's certificate 1 Driver Fitness OOS
395.15G02 Driver failed to have on-board a CMV a sufficient supply of blank records of duty status graph-grids. 1 Hours of Service
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 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
88847258 Aug 27, 2026 MO L1 LEBANON MO 6 OOS
88775413 Aug 23, 2026 AR L1 7 OOS
88716278 Aug 16, 2026 OK L1 0
88701948 Aug 14, 2026 IN L2 1 OOS
88681048 Aug 7, 2026 MO L3 5 OOS
88676846 Aug 7, 2026 WA L3 3

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88676846 Aug 7, 2026 WA L3 3C63RRLL5NG319109
88676846 Aug 7, 2026 WA L3 4M9BG402XR1144347
85553445 Aug 21, 2025 UT L2 3C63RRLL5NG319109 OOS
84874053 Jun 5, 2025 ME L2 4M9BG402XR1144347 OOS
83317632 Dec 4, 2024 KS L1 3C63RRLL5NG319109
80855589 Feb 9, 2024 MT L2 4M9BG402XR1144347 OOS

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