Roadside Inspection 79606052

Roadside inspection on Sep 7, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: WHITAKER SONS LLC (USDOT 2040723) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79606052
Date:
Sep 7, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
WHITAKER SONS LLC (2040723)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 385 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1172572 (AL)

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 15.

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
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,171 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
4
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 11,787 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
4
3 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPGDU9X34D810553 AL 1172572 PETERBILT 385 2004
2 POLE TRAILER 5JYLT40246P061723 AL A048170 PITTS TRAILERS Pitts Trailers 2006

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(1) Tire-ply or belt material exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
79929422 Oct 17, 2023 AL L2 BRAKE CHECK 6 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86567363 Dec 15, 2025 AL L2 1XPGDU9X34D810553 OOS
82703704 Sep 19, 2024 AL L2 1XPGDU9X34D810553
82508445 Aug 28, 2024 AL L3 5JYLT40246P061723 OOS
80902857 Feb 21, 2024 AL L2 5JYLT40246P061723 OOS
79929422 Oct 17, 2023 AL L2 1XPGDU9X34D810553 OOS

Related records

Recent activity at ROADSIDE

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
84439871 Apr 18, 2025 JNJ EXPRESS INC 1
84439870 Apr 18, 2025 N&J WARTIA TRANSPORT INC 0
84416446 Apr 16, 2025 J&C JOHNSON TRUCKING INC 1
84386038 Apr 12, 2025 AVERITT EXPRESS INC 1
84386032 Apr 12, 2025 US XPRESS INC 0
84374759 Apr 10, 2025 ARALLETRANS LLC 1