Roadside Inspection 79965715

Roadside inspection on Oct 18, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1242294) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79965715
Date:
Oct 18, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US601
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NV6542 (NC)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 6.

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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.94 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,113 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2023
vs typical at US601
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 65 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
2
1 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)
38%
34 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
4
2 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
39 violations · 6 OOS · 2.60 per inspection
Prior 365 days
34
66 violations · 11 OOS · 1.94 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X5GJ124144 NC NV6542 KENWORTH T680 2016
2 FULL TRAILER 5MAPA4828DA024337 ME 5098074 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Ot
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2013

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 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
80389433 Dec 14, 2023 NC L3 0
80378983 Dec 12, 2023 NC L2 US 421 NEAR NC 27 0
80322328 Dec 5, 2023 SC L3 I-77 NB ROADSIDE 0
80311274 Dec 5, 2023 NC L2 US 421 NEAR I140 1 OOS
80298836 Dec 1, 2023 NC L2 1 OOS
80225039 Nov 22, 2023 NC L3 I40 EB 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87160252 Feb 25, 2026 SC L2 5MAPA4828DA024337 OOS
86928834 Jan 28, 2026 SC L3 1XKYDP9X5GJ124144
84774990 May 22, 2025 SC L3 5MAPA4828DA024337
81483273 Apr 29, 2024 SC L2 5MAPA4828DA024337 OOS

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