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Roadside Inspection 89058438

Roadside inspection on Sep 20, 2026 in Texas • Carrier: PAM CARTAGE CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 616877) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89058438
Date:
Sep 20, 2026
State:
Texas
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TX
Operating authority:
MC294297
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3863843 (IN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 29.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.60 violations per inspection across 1,436 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Texas
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 116,460 Level 2 inspections in Texas during 2026
vs typical at TX
5
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 14,012 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 620,869 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)
55%
350 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
13
6 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
51
33 violations · 7 OOS · 0.65 per inspection
Prior 365 days
350
263 violations · 47 OOS · 0.75 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TGXDN569557 IN 3863843 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2013 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C3JR688063 OK BB1278 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2018 —

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LCHL Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 3 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
89143519 Sep 30, 2026 NM L3 NM 1 —
89134247 Sep 29, 2026 OH L1 CAMBRIDGE OH 1 —
89123950 Sep 28, 2026 IN L2 RICHMOND IN 0 —
89122973 Sep 28, 2026 NM L1 NM 0 —
89081295 Sep 22, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 0 —
89069760 Sep 21, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87436013 Mar 27, 2026 LA L3 4V4NC9TGXDN569557 —
87334729 Mar 18, 2026 TX L2 4V4NC9TGXDN569557 —
87252453 Mar 2, 2026 TX L2 4V4NC9TGXDN569557 —
86751495 Jan 8, 2026 TX L2 4V4NC9TGXDN569557 —
85656736 Aug 27, 2025 TX L2 3H3V532C3JR688063 OOS
85433057 Aug 4, 2025 TX L2 4V4NC9TGXDN569557 —

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