Roadside Inspection 80298836

Roadside inspection on Dec 1, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1242294) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80298836
Date:
Dec 1, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US421 NB YADKIN CO @ US21
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NV3155 (NC)

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 8.

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 this carrier's typical
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.80 violations per inspection across 46 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,113 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2023

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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
46 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
8
12 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
28 violations · 3 OOS · 1.65 per inspection
Prior 365 days
46
83 violations · 12 OOS · 1.80 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 393.75(a) (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a))

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 3101 ME 5083496 Utility

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
80590727 Jan 11, 2024 NC L3 421 N 0
80590339 Jan 10, 2024 NC L2 0
80487151 Dec 20, 2023 GA L3 MULTI-LANE URBAN HIGHWAY 1
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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82191773 Jul 22, 2024 SC L1 1XPBDP9X8HD413339 OOS
82034900 Jul 3, 2024 SC L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339
80890092 Feb 20, 2024 SC L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339
80487151 Dec 20, 2023 GA L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339
79943704 Oct 17, 2023 SC L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339
79804786 Oct 2, 2023 SC L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339 OOS

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