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Roadside Inspection 79339436

Roadside inspection on Aug 7, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: FINCHER TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3205332) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79339436
Date:
Aug 7, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CREOLA
Operating authority:
MC1046723
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 386 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
30EM6A (MX)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.77 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alabama
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,933 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at CREOLA
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 93 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
46%
13 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
4
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
12
23 violations · 1 OOS · 1.92 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
23 violations · 1 OOS · 1.77 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 391.11(b)(4) (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency., severity weight 2). (391.11(b)(4))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPHD49X37N685850 MX 30EM6A PETERBILT 386 2007 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2536CP218228 ME 5203226 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2012 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness 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
79826846 Oct 4, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0 —
79768934 Sep 26, 2023 FL L1 MCSAP HCC I-10 ESCAMBIA 10 —
79595163 Sep 5, 2023 MS L1 LUCEDALE 0 —
79351321 Aug 8, 2023 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0 —
79243626 Jul 25, 2023 MS L3 WALTHALL COUNTY 0 —
79241466 Jul 25, 2023 AL L2 ROADSIDE 7 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88580938 Jul 30, 2026 US L3 1XPHD49X37N685850 —
88242370 Jun 23, 2026 TX L2 1XPHD49X37N685850 OOS
88132127 Jun 10, 2026 TX L1 1XPHD49X37N685850 OOS
87819447 May 11, 2026 US L1 1XPHD49X37N685850 —
87662283 Apr 21, 2026 TX L2 1XPHD49X37N685850 OOS
87264736 Mar 9, 2026 TX L2 1XPHD49X37N685850 —
87200824 Mar 4, 2026 US L1 1XPHD49X37N685850 —
86938698 Jan 30, 2026 TX L2 1UYVS2536CP218228 OOS

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