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Roadside Inspection 89080204

Roadside inspection on Sep 23, 2026 in Nevada • Carrier: START AUTO LLC (USDOT 5639124) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
3
38% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89080204
Date:
Sep 23, 2026
State:
Nevada
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SLOAN CHECKSITE
Carrier (USDOT):
START AUTO LLC (5639124)
Operating authority:
MC87042162
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
84957Z3 (CA)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 31.

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 3.03 violations per inspection across 32 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Nevada
8
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,556 Level 2 inspections in Nevada during 2026
vs typical at SLOAN CHECKSITE
8
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 4,535 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 614,154 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
19%
32 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
30
94 violations · 10 OOS
Prior 90 days
32
97 violations · 10 OOS · 3.03 per inspection
Prior 365 days
32
97 violations · 10 OOS · 3.03 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 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C63RRHL2RG242164 CA 84957Z3 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5WKBE3635M1071458 OR HW06648 FREEDOM TRAILERS, LLC Freedom Trailers, LLC 2021 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLIRP State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.43D-B Brake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1E-PNCNB Brakes - Electric brakes on trailer inoperative due to electrical cable unplugged 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
395.22H4-ELDBRODS HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status and other related information for a minimum of 8 days. 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
89117577 Sep 26, 2026 CA L3 RAINBOW IF 1 —
89094090 Sep 23, 2026 TN L1 BUFFALO VALLEY TN 4 OOS
89087886 Sep 22, 2026 OH L3 COLUMBUS OH 2 OOS
89054856 Sep 21, 2026 MI L2 MI 1 —
89038721 Sep 17, 2026 OH L2 NORTH LIMA OH 5 —
89037045 Sep 17, 2026 OH L3 ZANESVILLE OH 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88914010 Sep 5, 2026 MS L2 3C63RRHL2RG242164 —
88914010 Sep 5, 2026 MS L2 5WKBE3635M1071458 —
87941804 May 22, 2026 OH L1 5WKBE3635M1071458 OOS
87941804 May 22, 2026 OH L1 3C63RRHL2RG242164 OOS
87584529 Apr 15, 2026 PA L3 3C63RRHL2RG242164 —
87584529 Apr 15, 2026 PA L3 5WKBE3635M1071458 —
85595719 Aug 24, 2025 NM L1 5WKBE3635M1071458 —
85531695 Aug 17, 2025 NM L1 5WKBE3635M1071458 —

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Recent activity at SLOAN CHECKSITE

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