Roadside Inspection 79255577

Roadside inspection on Jul 26, 2023 in Louisiana • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1242294) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79255577
Date:
Jul 26, 2023
State:
Louisiana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SCALES
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NV3543 (NC)

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 14.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.42 violations per inspection across 19 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Louisiana
4
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 3,602 Level 1 inspections in Louisiana during 2023
vs typical at SCALES
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 496 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
42%
19 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
5
3 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
22 violations · 4 OOS · 1.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
19
27 violations · 5 OOS · 1.42 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 396.3(a)(1) (Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories, severity weight 2). (396.3(a)(1))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X0FJ444647 NC NV3543 KENWORTH T680 2015
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MAPA5323FA029767 ME 5113436 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Other
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2015

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
79740452 Sep 22, 2023 NC L2 US13 0
79650169 Sep 13, 2023 AL L1 WEIGH STATION 9 OOS
79545409 Aug 30, 2023 SC L3 I-77 SB YORK COUNTY 3
79492564 Aug 23, 2023 AL L2 4
79442732 Aug 18, 2023 SC L2 I-77 SB YORK COUNTY 4 OOS
79419606 Aug 16, 2023 SC L2 SC PRIMARY 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84921308 Jun 11, 2025 SC L3 1XKYDP9X0FJ444647
83537170 Jan 6, 2025 NC L3 1XKYDP9X0FJ444647
81672673 May 21, 2024 SC L1 1XKYDP9X0FJ444647 OOS
81171903 Mar 22, 2024 GA L3 5MAPA5323FA029767
80322328 Dec 5, 2023 SC L3 1XKYDP9X0FJ444647
80016664 Oct 25, 2023 NC L2 1XKYDP9X0FJ444647
79650169 Sep 13, 2023 AL L1 5MAPA5323FA029767 OOS
78349598 Apr 13, 2023 US L1 5MAPA5323FA029767

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