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Roadside Inspection 88989946

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: HIMARS EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3996024) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88989946
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OZARK AL
Carrier (USDOT):
HIMARS EXPRESS LLC (3996024)
Operating authority:
MC1500486
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
XE818C (FL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 37.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.06 violations per inspection across 146 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 15,496 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at OZARK AL
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 639 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
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 665,843 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
56 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
3
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
56
47 violations · 4 OOS · 0.84 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 6 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.06 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X1LD638601 FL XE818C PETERBILT 579 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2535EU794221 ME 5546462 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2014 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.3A1-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving more than 11 hours following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time: 7 Hours of Service —
395.3A2-HOSPD HOS (Property) - Driving beyond the 14 hour after coming on duty following 10 consecutive hours off duty during the current 8 consecutive day period. Date and Time: 7 Hours of Service —
395.3A3II Driving beyond 8 hour driving limit since the end of the last on duty, off duty, or sleeper period of at least 30 minutes 7 Hours of Service —
395.8E-HOSPD HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain: 7 Hours of Service —
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.22H2-ELDNISDT HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step-by-step instructions for the driver to produce and transfer the driver''s hours-of-service records to an authorized safety official 1 Hours of Service —

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
89277785 Oct 13, 2026 WI L1 SOUTH RANGE WI 14 OOS
89222184 Oct 9, 2026 SD L2 SISSETON SD 1 —
89220617 Oct 8, 2026 SD L3 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 1 —
89152170 Oct 1, 2026 KY L3 WILLIAMSBURG KY 0 —
88880197 Sep 2, 2026 NC L3 MARS HILL NC 1 —
88817089 Aug 25, 2026 US L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87106203 Feb 19, 2026 OH L3 1UYVS2535EU794221 —
86519254 Dec 8, 2025 WY L3 1UYVS2535EU794221 —
86261430 Nov 7, 2025 VA L3 1XPBDP9X1LD638601 —
86149925 Oct 24, 2025 TN L3 1XPBDP9X1LD638601 —
85541847 Aug 18, 2025 MT L3 1UYVS2535EU794221 —
85338974 Jul 24, 2025 IA L2 1UYVS2535EU794221 —
84994030 Jun 16, 2025 AR L3 1XPBDP9X1LD638601 OOS
84810761 May 29, 2025 OR L3 1UYVS2535EU794221 —

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