Roadside Inspection 79860044

Roadside inspection on Oct 8, 2023 in Alabama • Carrier: MEC TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2533595) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79860044
Date:
Oct 8, 2023
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
MEC TRUCKING LLC (2533595)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1191230 (AL)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.57 violations per inspection across 14 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 16,171 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2023
vs typical at ROADSIDE
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 14,789 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
3
2 more than 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
14 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
1
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
8 violations · 1 OOS · 0.57 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X3YN488296 AL 1191230 PETERBILT 379 2000
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA9626GS046015 GA UBH909 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2016

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: 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
79672881 Sep 14, 2023 AR L3 JEFFERSON COUNTY 0
79450499 Aug 20, 2023 AL L3 0
79476491 Aug 16, 2023 TX L1 US 83 MP 476 2 OOS
79361344 Aug 9, 2023 AL L3 POARCH 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88018874 Jun 1, 2026 LA L2 1XP5DB9X3YN488296 OOS
84937661 Jun 9, 2025 TX L2 1XP5DB9X3YN488296
84891906 Jun 5, 2025 LA L3 1XP5DB9X3YN488296
83377758 Dec 11, 2024 MS L3 1XP5DB9X3YN488296 OOS
82194335 Jul 17, 2024 TX L2 1XP5DB9X3YN488296 OOS
79253476 Jul 27, 2023 AL L3 1XP5DB9X3YN488296

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