Roadside Inspection 79351144

Roadside inspection on Aug 8, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1243338) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79351144
Date:
Aug 8, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Operating authority:
MC488790
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3414680 (IN)

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 3.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.76 violations per inspection across 607 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 16,171 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 9,027 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
58%
599 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
157
121 violations · 26 OOS
Prior 90 days
430
336 violations · 65 OOS · 0.78 per inspection
Prior 365 days
599
452 violations · 87 OOS · 0.75 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 393.110(b) (Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo., severity weight 3). (393.110(b))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR7RSUW8319 IN 3414680 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148207D1563689 TN U397910 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2013

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110(b) Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard, bulkhead, or other cargo. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79901325 Oct 6, 2023 TX L2 1
79870357 Oct 6, 2023 FL L3 MCSAP HCC I-75 MARION 0
79883054 Oct 5, 2023 GA L2 0
79883053 Oct 5, 2023 GA L3 0
79882809 Oct 5, 2023 GA L3 10
79860517 Oct 5, 2023 FL L2 MCSAP HCC I-75 HAMILTON 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88836496 Aug 28, 2026 IA L3 3AKJHHDR7RSUW8319
88823085 Aug 26, 2026 TN L2 3AKJHHDR7RSUW8319
84176887 Mar 18, 2025 TN L1 3AKJHHDR7RSUW8319 OOS
80737555 Jan 24, 2024 GA L1 3AKJHHDR7RSUW8319
79131396 Jul 13, 2023 AL L2 3AKJHHDR7RSUW8319

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Recent activity at ROADSIDE

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84386032 Apr 12, 2025 US XPRESS INC 0
84374759 Apr 10, 2025 ARALLETRANS LLC 1