Roadside Inspection 79804786

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2023 in South Carolina • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1242294) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79804786
Date:
Oct 2, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US 521 SUMTER COUNTY
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NV3155 (NC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.06 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 19,541 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2023
vs typical at US 521 SUMTER COUNTY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 31 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 637,721 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
35%
31 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
2
9 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
38 violations · 6 OOS · 2.38 per inspection
Prior 365 days
31
64 violations · 10 OOS · 2.06 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 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 1XPBDP9X8HD413339 NC NV3155 PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2482P5773101 ME 5083496 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

2 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
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
80298836 Dec 1, 2023 NC L2 1 OOS
80225039 Nov 22, 2023 NC L3 I40 EB 0
80215616 Nov 21, 2023 SC L3 US 25 LAURENS COUNTY 3
80204344 Nov 20, 2023 NC L2 0
80142033 Nov 9, 2023 NC L3 0
80178130 Nov 8, 2023 VA L2 PETERSBURG VA 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84985777 Jun 16, 2025 NC L2 1UYFS2482P5773101
82984026 Oct 23, 2024 SC L3 1UYFS2482P5773101 OOS
82191773 Jul 22, 2024 SC L1 1XPBDP9X8HD413339 OOS
82034900 Jul 3, 2024 SC L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339
81672673 May 21, 2024 SC L1 1UYFS2482P5773101 OOS
80890092 Feb 20, 2024 SC L3 1UYFS2482P5773101
80890092 Feb 20, 2024 SC L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339
80487151 Dec 20, 2023 GA L3 1UYFS2482P5773101

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