Roadside Inspection 89042833

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: WEST CARGO INC (USDOT 3097295) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89042833
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GADSDEN AL
Carrier (USDOT):
WEST CARGO INC (3097295)
Operating authority:
MC75416
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P1210424 (IL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.59 violations per inspection across 166 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alabama
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 13,359 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at GADSDEN AL
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 312 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 616,088 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
27%
49 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
7
10 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
19 violations · 6 OOS · 1.46 per inspection
Prior 365 days
49
106 violations · 16 OOS · 2.16 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 395.8E-HOSPDELDT (HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain:, severity weight 7). (395.8E-HOSPDELDT)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDV3LSMC8299 IL P1210424 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C1KR211911 IL 857967ST HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E-HOSPDELDT HOS (Property) - Tampering with an ELD so that the device does not accurately record and retain required data. Explain: 7 Hours of Service OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 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
88989459 Sep 12, 2026 AR L2 WEST MEMPHIS AR 2 OOS
88966863 Sep 11, 2026 IA L2 IA 3 OOS
88893385 Sep 3, 2026 NC L3 MARION NC 1
88891568 Sep 3, 2026 KY L1 LONDON KY 1
88869513 Sep 1, 2026 KS L2 SEDGWICK COUNTY - 173 1
88765782 Aug 21, 2026 NM L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88082484 Jun 9, 2026 VT L3 3AKJHHDV3LSMC8299
87719553 Apr 29, 2026 TN L1 3AKJHHDV3LSMC8299 OOS
86187612 Oct 28, 2025 TN L2 3AKJHHDV3LSMC8299
84217958 Mar 25, 2025 KY L3 3H3V532C1KR211911
83757012 Feb 1, 2025 MO L3 3H3V532C1KR211911
83128487 Nov 10, 2024 TN L3 3H3V532C1KR211911
81573992 May 9, 2024 MO L2 3AKJHHDV3LSMC8299
81015551 Mar 2, 2024 IA L1 3AKJHHDV3LSMC8299

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