Roadside Inspection 81306723

Roadside inspection on Apr 8, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1242294) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81306723
Date:
Apr 8, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-77 NB ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NV3875 (NC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

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

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 this carrier's typical
2
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.60 violations per inspection across 68 prior records
vs Level 2 median in South Carolina
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 14,167 Level 2 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at I-77 NB ROADSIDE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 2,153 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
39%
67 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
4
6 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
23 violations · 1 OOS · 1.44 per inspection
Prior 365 days
67
109 violations · 15 OOS · 1.63 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 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps, severity weight 3). (393.9(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992 NC NV3875 KENWORTH T680 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MAPA4827DA024345 ME 5098091 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Other
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2013

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
81794148 Jun 5, 2024 NC L2 2 OOS
81723620 May 28, 2024 NC L3 US 421 SB AT ELMER MOORE RD 0
81695855 May 23, 2024 SC L3 I-95 SB ROADSIDE 1 OOS
81672673 May 21, 2024 SC L1 I-26 EB DORCHESTER COUNTY 5 OOS
81585942 May 7, 2024 GA L3 LAVONIA GA 0
81496048 Apr 30, 2024 NC L2 US601S 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81483273 Apr 29, 2024 SC L2 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992 OOS
81174044 Mar 21, 2024 NC L1 5MAPA4827DA024345
80590727 Jan 11, 2024 NC L3 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992
80322328 Dec 5, 2023 SC L3 5MAPA4827DA024345
80215616 Nov 21, 2023 SC L3 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992
80142033 Nov 9, 2023 NC L3 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992
80080969 Nov 2, 2023 SC L2 5MAPA4827DA024345
79442732 Aug 18, 2023 SC L2 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992 OOS

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