Roadside Inspection 79419606

Roadside inspection on Aug 16, 2023 in South Carolina • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1242294) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79419606
Date:
Aug 16, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SC PRIMARY
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P769207 (SC)

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 1.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.72 violations per inspection across 25 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 12,243 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2023
vs typical at SC PRIMARY
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 133 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
1
Same as 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)
40%
25 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
8
17 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
21
38 violations · 6 OOS · 1.81 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
43 violations · 7 OOS · 1.72 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 393.118 (No/improper lumber/building materials securement, severity weight 1). (393.118)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X6GD341247 SC P769207 PETERBILT 579 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MAPA4827DA024345 ME 5098091 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mckt
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2013

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.118 No/improper lumber/building materials securement 1 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
79852048 Oct 4, 2023 NC L2 I140 NEAR SR 1426 0
79804786 Oct 2, 2023 SC L3 US 521 SUMTER COUNTY 2 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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81306723 Apr 8, 2024 SC L2 5MAPA4827DA024345 OOS
81174044 Mar 21, 2024 NC L1 5MAPA4827DA024345
80322328 Dec 5, 2023 SC L3 5MAPA4827DA024345
80080969 Nov 2, 2023 SC L2 5MAPA4827DA024345
80061112 Nov 1, 2023 NC L2 1XPBDP9X6GD341247 OOS

Related records

Recent activity at SC PRIMARY

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
82766726 Sep 24, 2024 CAROLINA NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 2
82746557 Sep 23, 2024 M PITTMAN ENTERPRISES LC 1
82746427 Sep 23, 2024 SCOTLAND SALVAGE & RECYCLING INC 1
82692947 Sep 18, 2024 B W MITCHUM TRUCKING CO INC 0
82683290 Sep 17, 2024 EPES TRANSPORT SYSTEM LLC 0
82669213 Sep 13, 2024 MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC 0