Roadside Inspection 80485290

Roadside inspection on Dec 27, 2023 in Tennessee • Carrier: ALPINE POWER SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 585924) • Vehicle: MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80485290
Date:
Dec 27, 2023
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOHAWK TN
Vehicle:
MACK MD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
BD24454 (MI)

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 13.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.39 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Tennessee
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 19,963 Level 1 inspections in Tennessee during 2023
vs typical at MOHAWK TN
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 263 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 536,564 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 24.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2023
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
30%
23 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
2
4 violations · 0 OOS · 2.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
23
32 violations · 6 OOS · 1.39 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 383.91A-LCDL (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV without proper CDL class., severity weight 8). (383.91A-LCDL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1M2MDBAA5PS009263 MI BD24454 MACK MD 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.91A-LCDL License (CDL) - Operate a CMV without proper CDL class. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
392.2-SLLTCD State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety offical, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other. 5 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
80693870 Jan 26, 2024 KY L1 MOREHEAD 0
80537583 Jan 4, 2024 MN L3 MOTLEY 3
81006861 Dec 31, 2023 GA L3 SYCAMORE GA 5
80512342 Dec 30, 2023 KY L1 EDDYVILLE 1
80354048 Dec 7, 2023 FL L3 HOLT 0
80127238 Nov 7, 2023 MN L1 CARLTON SCALE 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85332434 Jul 21, 2025 GA L3 1M2MDBAA5PS009263 OOS
81581559 May 5, 2024 GA L3 1M2MDBAA5PS009263
81504501 Apr 24, 2024 GA L3 1M2MDBAA5PS009263
78825918 Jun 6, 2023 US L1 1M2MDBAA5PS009263

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