Roadside Inspection 79575425

Roadside inspection on Aug 29, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: H&S TREE SERVICE (USDOT 3257499) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79575425
Date:
Aug 29, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
H&S TREE SERVICE (3257499)
Vehicle:
KENWORTH W900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
49A0T6T (AL)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 29.

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 Level 2 median in Alabama
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,171 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
8
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 11,037 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
8
7 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
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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKWDB9X0ES321451 AL 49A0T6T KENWORTH W900 1984
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1M9FT4027DA776150 AL A0A0N4B MCLENDON TRAILERS
Ticket: Mccy
2013

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.51 No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
391.41(a)(1) 391.41(a)(1) Driver Fitness

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
79069443 Jul 6, 2023 AL L2 ROADSIDE 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85593706 Aug 26, 2025 AL L2 1M9FT4027DA776150
80275256 Nov 29, 2023 MS L2 1M9FT4027DA776150 OOS
80275256 Nov 29, 2023 MS L2 1XKWDB9X0ES321451 OOS
80090640 Nov 6, 2023 AL L2 1XKWDB9X0ES321451
79069443 Jul 6, 2023 AL L2 1M9FT4027DA776150
79069443 Jul 6, 2023 AL L2 1XKWDB9X0ES321451

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