Roadside Inspection 80856050

Roadside inspection on Feb 15, 2024 in Virginia • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1242294) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80856050
Date:
Feb 15, 2024
State:
Virginia
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
PETERSBURG VA
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NV3807 (NC)

What this inspection means

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

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

Compared to the median Level 3 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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.53 violations per inspection across 59 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Virginia
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,868 Level 3 inspections in Virginia during 2024
vs typical at PETERSBURG VA
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 179 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
3
3 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
42%
59 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
5
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
10 violations · 2 OOS · 0.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
59
90 violations · 14 OOS · 1.53 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (10 violations across 16 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.53 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X8JJ187259 NC NV3807 KENWORTH T680 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRDM9624FH725796 NC CM65671 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2015

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service

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
81350706 Apr 12, 2024 NC L3 0
81306723 Apr 8, 2024 SC L2 I-77 NB ROADSIDE 2 OOS
81239982 Mar 29, 2024 NC L3 YADKIN COUNTY, US 421 2
81171903 Mar 22, 2024 GA L3 APPLING GA 4
81174044 Mar 21, 2024 NC L1 I40 NEAR 414MM 0
81174256 Mar 20, 2024 NC L2 I40 NEAR NC 53 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86663628 Dec 24, 2025 NC L3 1GRDM9624FH725796 OOS
86383613 Nov 18, 2025 NC L1 1XKYDP9X8JJ187259 OOS
85595542 Aug 26, 2025 NC L3 1XKYDP9X8JJ187259
85428928 Aug 7, 2025 SC L3 1XKYDP9X8JJ187259
85318796 Jul 24, 2025 SC L3 1XKYDP9X8JJ187259
85166785 Jul 2, 2025 NC L3 1XKYDP9X8JJ187259
83706226 Jan 24, 2025 NC L3 1GRDM9624FH725796
82163161 Jul 19, 2024 SC L3 1GRDM9624FH725796

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