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Roadside Inspection 81037927

Roadside inspection on Mar 5, 2024 in Alabama • Carrier: CADS LLC (USDOT 3327698) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81037927
Date:
Mar 5, 2024
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Carrier (USDOT):
CADS LLC (3327698)
Operating authority:
MC1567562
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Peterbilt
Plate:
27A0CPC (AL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.62 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 20,646 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 24,720 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
59%
29 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
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
10
5 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
29
18 violations · 1 OOS · 0.62 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KKXAC00XGPHF6429 AL 27A0CPC WESTERN STAR
Ticket: Peterbilt
4900 2016 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1E9336843RE111074 AL 27A0E31 ETNYRE
Ticket: Trailer
— 2024 —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
383.71(h) Failing to submit medical certification documentation as required. 1 Driver Fitness —

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
81516522 May 3, 2024 AL L2 ROADSIDE 0 —
81469852 Apr 29, 2024 AL L2 ROADSIDE 1 —
81328186 Apr 11, 2024 AL L2 ROADSIDE 0 —
81239062 Apr 1, 2024 AL L2 ROADSIDE 0 —
81195189 Mar 25, 2024 AL L2 ROADSIDE 0 —
81046290 Mar 7, 2024 AL L3 ROADSIDE 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84674665 May 14, 2025 AL L2 1E9336843RE111074 —
84674665 May 14, 2025 AL L2 5KKXAC00XGPHF6429 —

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