Roadside Inspection 89018436

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: RIGA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2037675) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
1
17% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89018436
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STEELE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
RIGA TRANSPORT LLC (2037675)
Operating authority:
MC719065
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T6 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
R590632 (TX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 25.

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
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.50 violations per inspection across 284 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 13,356 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at STEELE AL
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 90 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
70 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
6
6 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
12 violations · 4 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
70
75 violations · 11 OOS · 1.07 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 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., severity weight 4). (391.11B2-Q)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKAD48X1EJ386256 TX R590632 KENWORTH T6 Series 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF5320481085316 TX 138C136 TRANSCRAFT Transcraft 2008

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2-SLLML State/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane. 5 Unsafe Driving
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
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 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
89014245 Sep 15, 2026 TX L2 TX 1
88977251 Sep 10, 2026 TX L2 TX 5 OOS
88939332 Sep 7, 2026 TN L1 KNOXVILLE TN 0
88869756 Sep 1, 2026 MS L3 PIKE COUNTY MS 0
88868492 Aug 31, 2026 US L2 DEL RIO TX 0
88836004 Aug 27, 2026 US L2 DEL RIO TX 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87154568 Feb 21, 2026 TX L2 1TTF5320481085316
86128197 Oct 23, 2025 US L2 1TTF5320481085316
85791828 Sep 15, 2025 TX L2 1TTF5320481085316
84887881 Jun 4, 2025 TX L2 1TTF5320481085316
84076515 Mar 7, 2025 US L1 1XKAD48X1EJ386256
83227665 Nov 20, 2024 TX L2 1TTF5320481085316
82889197 Oct 10, 2024 TX L2 1TTF5320481085316
81898423 Jun 17, 2024 US L2 1TTF5320481085316

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