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Roadside Inspection 89342146

Roadside inspection on Oct 23, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: ELLIS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 903927) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89342146
Date:
Oct 23, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PRATTVILLE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
ELLIS TRUCKING LLC (903927)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
17A0NW0 (AL)

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 38.

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 4.34 violations per inspection across 41 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 15,622 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at PRATTVILLE AL
8
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,135 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 673,539 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)
13%
8 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
13 violations · 1 OOS · 3.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
27 violations · 3 OOS · 3.38 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 4V4NC9EH4EN159389 AL 17A0NW0 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2014 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER T4238 AL 17A19YW Homemade T — — —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag 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
393.11A1-LCHL Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
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 —
393.11A1-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.87A-FPLA Flag - Required flag(s) - any missing flag on a projecting load when more than one is required. 1 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
88999278 Sep 15, 2026 AL L3 ANNISTON AL 1 —
88794414 Aug 25, 2026 AL L2 ROCKFORD AL 11 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88999278 Sep 15, 2026 AL L3 4V4NC9EH4EN159389 —
88794414 Aug 25, 2026 AL L2 4V4NC9EH4EN159389 OOS
88693392 Aug 13, 2026 AL L3 4V4NC9EH4EN159389 —
85965263 Oct 6, 2025 AL L2 4V4NC9EH4EN159389 OOS
85427705 Aug 7, 2025 AL L3 4V4NC9EH4EN159389 —
85151534 Jul 8, 2025 AL L3 4V4NC9EH4EN159389 —
84849513 Jun 2, 2025 AL L2 4V4NC9EH4EN159389 OOS
84578623 May 5, 2025 AL L2 4V4NC9EH4EN159389 —

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