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Roadside Inspection 89326509

Roadside inspection on Oct 21, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: FORMULA HOTSHOT LLC (USDOT 3908219) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89326509
Date:
Oct 21, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GRAND BAY AL
Operating authority:
MC1441876
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
VLX1854 (TX)

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 6.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.67 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alabama
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 5,156 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at GRAND BAY AL
1
Cleaner than station median (2)
Median of 49 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 502,836 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 trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
3
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.67 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 393.11A1-LTSM (Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.11A1-LTSM)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C6UR5CL2RG327512 TX VLX1854 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
2500 2024 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3NGGF4024S1001491 TX 045232N METALIUM INDUSTRIES METALIUM INDUSTRIES 2025 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11A1-LTSM Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88131644 Jun 11, 2026 IL L2 3C6UR5CL2RG327512 —
88131644 Jun 11, 2026 IL L2 3NGGF4024S1001491 —
87250622 Mar 7, 2026 MS L1 3NGGF4024S1001491 —
87250622 Mar 7, 2026 MS L1 3C6UR5CL2RG327512 —
87058123 Feb 13, 2026 LA L3 3C6UR5CL2RG327512 —
87058123 Feb 13, 2026 LA L3 3NGGF4024S1001491 —
86076087 Oct 15, 2025 TN L1 3NGGF4024S1001491 —
86076087 Oct 15, 2025 TN L1 3C6UR5CL2RG327512 —

Carrier booking & risk tools

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