Roadside Inspection 89015628

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 2026 in Illinois • Carrier: BRAVE CARGO LLC (USDOT 4568314) • Vehicle: RAM OTHER

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
11
OOS Violations
3
27% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89015628
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Illinois
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
11
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SCALE 20
Carrier (USDOT):
BRAVE CARGO LLC (4568314)
Operating authority:
MC1816747
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 OTHER
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
BY39RL (FL)

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 Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 42.

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
11
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 4.16 violations per inspection across 38 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Illinois
11
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,065 Level 1 inspections in Illinois during 2026
vs typical at SCALE 20
11
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 141 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
11
10 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
21%
38 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
17
66 violations · 9 OOS
Prior 90 days
38
158 violations · 22 OOS · 4.16 per inspection
Prior 365 days
38
158 violations · 22 OOS · 4.16 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 383.23A2 (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23A2)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 OTHER 3C7WRTCL9NG220010 FL BY39RL RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4S9GC4530SH623743 ME 5524035 SILVERBACK TRAILER
Ticket: Catx
SILVERBACK 2025

Violations Cited

11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2 Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on allowable gross weight. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.48A Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11TL Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11TT Truck-Tractor with No retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material on vehicle manufactured after July 1997 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.7 Unsafe operations forbidden 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41A1-FPC Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. Previously Cited on [DATE] 1 Driver Fitness OOS
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
89040941 Sep 19, 2026 MS L1 JONES COUNTY MS 2
89016250 Sep 17, 2026 NC L1 HILLSBOROUGH NC 2 OOS
89000894 Sep 15, 2026 PA L1 SNYDER TWP PA 0
88992448 Sep 11, 2026 IL L1 I55 12 OOS
88914672 Sep 4, 2026 IL L1 I55 4 OOS
88905305 Sep 4, 2026 MS L3 COPIAH COUNTY MS 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88065763 Jun 5, 2026 LA L3 4S9GC4530SH623743 OOS
87759752 May 3, 2026 KS L1 4S9GC4530SH623743 OOS
85653540 Aug 30, 2025 MS L1 4S9GC4530SH623743
85442051 Aug 7, 2025 MI L2 4S9GC4530SH623743 OOS
85394415 Aug 2, 2025 LA L2 4S9GC4530SH623743

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