Roadside Inspection 79515524

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2023 in New York • Carrier: ALFA LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3727281) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
3
75% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79515524
Date:
Aug 24, 2023
State:
New York
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
QUEENSBURY (NB)
Carrier (USDOT):
ALFA LOGISTICS LLC (3727281)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BECZ71 (CO)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 19.

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 1.02 violations per inspection across 40 prior records
vs Level 1 median in New York
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 13,733 Level 1 inspections in New York during 2023

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)
60%
40 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
15
20 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
33
35 violations · 3 OOS · 1.06 per inspection
Prior 365 days
40
41 violations · 4 OOS · 1.02 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 392.9a(a)(1) (Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle without the required operating authority., severity weight 9). (392.9a(a)(1))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVACWFC6PHNU9556 CO BECZ71 FREIGHTLINER M2 2023

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9a(a)(1) Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle without the required operating authority. 9 General/Admin OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 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
79941349 Oct 18, 2023 AL L1 WEIGH STATION 0
79880407 Oct 11, 2023 US L1 EL RENO OK 0
79919227 Oct 6, 2023 NM L1 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY 0
79794814 Sep 28, 2023 NM L1 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY 0
79808987 Sep 27, 2023 AZ L2 EHRENBERG PORT OF ENTRY 6 OOS
79745649 Sep 22, 2023 AZ L1 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88619912 Aug 4, 2026 OH L3 1FVACWFC6PHNU9556
86914323 Jan 28, 2026 NC L3 1FVACWFC6PHNU9556
86862472 Jan 22, 2026 NC L3 1FVACWFC6PHNU9556
86804476 Jan 14, 2026 MS L3 1FVACWFC6PHNU9556
86568700 Dec 12, 2025 MS L3 1FVACWFC6PHNU9556
85898095 Sep 26, 2025 TN L1 1FVACWFC6PHNU9556
85779296 Sep 12, 2025 IL L1 1FVACWFC6PHNU9556 OOS
83679128 Jan 21, 2025 TN L1 1FVACWFC6PHNU9556

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