Roadside Inspection 81614480

Roadside inspection on May 15, 2024 in Alabama • Carrier: UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC (USDOT 3221080) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81614480
Date:
May 15, 2024
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I65
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3437822 (IN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.84 violations per inspection across 267 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alabama
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,149 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2024
vs typical at I65
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 41 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
50%
236 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
18
14 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
52
57 violations · 11 OOS · 1.10 per inspection
Prior 365 days
236
203 violations · 36 OOS · 0.86 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X1PD840746 IN 3437822 PETERBILT 579 2023

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance

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
82123367 Jul 10, 2024 TN L1 MANCHESTER TN 0
82123301 Jul 10, 2024 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 0
82123274 Jul 10, 2024 TN L1 MANCHESTER TN 0
82123074 Jul 10, 2024 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 1 OOS
82113394 Jul 9, 2024 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 1 OOS
82096308 Jul 9, 2024 PA L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84693190 May 14, 2025 TN L3 1XPBD49X1PD840746
82400307 Aug 9, 2024 TN L1 1XPBD49X1PD840746
81173301 Mar 22, 2024 AL L3 1XPBD49X1PD840746

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