Roadside Inspection 81483273

Roadside inspection on Apr 29, 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 #:
81483273
Date:
Apr 29, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-77 NB YORK COUNTY
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 2.

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 1.67 violations per inspection across 73 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 YORK COUNTY
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,604 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)
38%
69 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
13 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
19
36 violations · 3 OOS · 1.89 per inspection
Prior 365 days
69
117 violations · 16 OOS · 1.70 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 393.118 (No/improper lumber/building materials securement, severity weight 1). (393.118)

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 5MAPA4828DA024337 ME 5098074 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Macc
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2013

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.104(b) Damaged securement system/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.118 No/improper lumber/building materials securement 1 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
82055008 Jun 28, 2024 VA L3 PETERSBURG VA 2
81864872 Jun 12, 2024 NC L3 0
81842215 Jun 10, 2024 SC L3 I-85 SB SPARTANBURG COUNTY 3
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

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87160252 Feb 25, 2026 SC L2 5MAPA4828DA024337 OOS
84774990 May 22, 2025 SC L3 5MAPA4828DA024337
81306723 Apr 8, 2024 SC L2 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992 OOS
80590727 Jan 11, 2024 NC L3 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992
80215616 Nov 21, 2023 SC L3 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992
80142033 Nov 9, 2023 NC L3 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992
79965715 Oct 18, 2023 NC L2 5MAPA4828DA024337
79442732 Aug 18, 2023 SC L2 1XKYDP9X6KJ232992 OOS

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