Roadside Inspection 79726559

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: SUNSET XPRESS LLC (USDOT 1412509) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79726559
Date:
Sep 21, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
SUNSET XPRESS LLC (1412509)
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
26309PZ (VA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a 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
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 16,171 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 13,353 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
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9TH3EN169155 VA 26309PZ VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5326GB642629 VA 277530TM STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(4) Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material 8 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
80159209 Nov 14, 2023 NC L2 4
80039692 Oct 29, 2023 TN L3 1
79914553 Oct 16, 2023 MD L2 0
79944509 Oct 13, 2023 IN L2 US 35 NJ 0
79853174 Oct 5, 2023 SC L3 I-20 WB ROADSIDE 3 OOS
79802590 Sep 30, 2023 MD L2 ALLEGANY COUNTY 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87886340 May 18, 2026 PA L3 1DW1A5326GB642629
82224556 Jul 26, 2024 MD L2 4V4NC9TH3EN169155
82224556 Jul 26, 2024 MD L2 1DW1A5326GB642629
79914553 Oct 16, 2023 MD L2 4V4NC9TH3EN169155
79914553 Oct 16, 2023 MD L2 1DW1A5326GB642629
79853174 Oct 5, 2023 SC L3 4V4NC9TH3EN169155 OOS
79853174 Oct 5, 2023 SC L3 1DW1A5326GB642629 OOS
79290600 Jul 24, 2023 VA L3 1DW1A5326GB642629

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