Roadside Inspection 80812049

Roadside inspection on Feb 9, 2024 in Alabama • Carrier: BULLS CONSTRUCTION CO LLC (USDOT 3523463) • Vehicle: MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
10
OOS Violations
2
20% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80812049
Date:
Feb 9, 2024
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
10
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
MACK GU (Granite) STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
58AAECM (AL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 24.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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 Level 2 median in Alabama
10
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 20,646 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
10
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 23,129 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
10
9 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1M2AX07C9HM033899 AL 58AAECM MACK GU (Granite) 2017

Violations Cited

10 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
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.9(d)(2) Failure to correct defects noted on previous inspection report 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
391.11(b)(4) Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency. 2 Driver Fitness OOS
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. 1 Vehicle Maintenance
390.21T(c) Improper size/location/color of required CMV marking(s). General/Admin
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
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
80588836 Jan 11, 2024 AL L2 ROADSIDE 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87197734 Feb 25, 2026 MN L1 1M2AX07C9HM033899 OOS
85241733 Jul 17, 2025 AL L2 1M2AX07C9HM033899 OOS
85106281 Jul 1, 2025 AL L2 1M2AX07C9HM033899 OOS
84993411 Jun 19, 2025 AL L2 1M2AX07C9HM033899 OOS
83624148 Jan 16, 2025 AL L2 1M2AX07C9HM033899
81372431 Apr 16, 2024 US L1 1M2AX07C9HM033899
80588836 Jan 11, 2024 AL L2 1M2AX07C9HM033899
79705139 Sep 19, 2023 AL L2 1M2AX07C9HM033899 OOS

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