Roadside Inspection 79467770

Roadside inspection on Aug 22, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: WALKER-HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC (USDOT 649091) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79467770
Date:
Aug 22, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
RURAL
Vehicle:
RAM 3500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
A494497 (MS)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 13.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs Level 1 median in Alabama
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,274 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at RURAL
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 47 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRTCL2PG581419 MS A494497 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
3500 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1Z9GN3027A1198134 MS 067910A QWS TRAILER INC.
Ticket: Unknown
QWS TRAILER INC. 2010

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV 10 Unsafe Driving
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) 3 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
79819926 Oct 2, 2023 TN L1 THP 4 I40 HAYWOOD SCALES 2
80046491 Sep 18, 2023 TN L1 HAYWOOD COUNTY 1 OOS
79695180 Sep 18, 2023 TN L1 THP 1 I40 SCALES WEST 1 OOS
79352103 Jul 31, 2023 LA L1 ROADSIDE 3
79234000 Jul 24, 2023 TN L1 2 OOS
79023161 Jun 28, 2023 MS L1 PIKE COUNTY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87062371 Feb 12, 2026 MS L3 1Z9GN3027A1198134
85468861 Aug 8, 2025 MS L2 3C7WRTCL2PG581419 OOS
81946519 Jun 24, 2024 AL L2 1Z9GN3027A1198134

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