Roadside Inspection 81039893

Roadside inspection on Mar 5, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1242294) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81039893
Date:
Mar 5, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SC PRIMARY
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 5700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A003778 (SC)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 0.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.60 violations per inspection across 63 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 27,009 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at SC PRIMARY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 302 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
2
2 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)
40%
63 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
14 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
14
16 violations · 1 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
63
101 violations · 15 OOS · 1.60 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJBHD51GLHG0404 SC A003778 WESTERN STAR 5700 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2481P5772912 ME ME5083967 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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
81496048 Apr 30, 2024 NC L2 US601S 2 OOS
81483273 Apr 29, 2024 SC L2 I-77 NB YORK COUNTY 2 OOS
81479594 Apr 24, 2024 GA L3 HAHIRA GA 2
81446171 Apr 24, 2024 SC L3 1
81375959 Apr 16, 2024 SC L2 I-77 SB ROADSIDE 8 OOS
81350706 Apr 12, 2024 NC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86263646 Nov 6, 2025 NC L2 1UYFS2481P5772912 OOS
86065611 Oct 15, 2025 SC L2 1UYFS2481P5772912
83995504 Feb 27, 2025 NC L2 1UYFS2481P5772912
81695855 May 23, 2024 SC L3 5KJJBHD51GLHG0404 OOS
81695855 May 23, 2024 SC L3 1UYFS2481P5772912 OOS
80813057 Feb 9, 2024 NC L3 5KJJBHD51GLHG0404
80813057 Feb 9, 2024 NC L3 1UYFS2481P5772912
80755134 Feb 2, 2024 SC L3 5KJJBHD51GLHG0404

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Recent activity at SC PRIMARY

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