Roadside Inspection 81695855

Roadside inspection on May 23, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1242294) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81695855
Date:
May 23, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-95 SB ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 5700 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A003778 (SC)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 8.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.70 violations per inspection across 77 prior records
vs Level 3 median in South Carolina
1
On par with median (1)
Median of 27,009 Level 3 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at I-95 SB ROADSIDE
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 986 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
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
37%
71 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
6
12 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
31 violations · 5 OOS · 2.07 per inspection
Prior 365 days
71
123 violations · 19 OOS · 1.73 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 383.23(a)(2) (Operating a CMV without a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.23(a)(2))

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 5083967 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL 8 Driver Fitness 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
82191773 Jul 22, 2024 SC L1 US 601 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY 5 OOS
82163161 Jul 19, 2024 SC L3 US 52 DARLINGTON COUNTY 1
82059757 Jul 3, 2024 SC L3 US 521 SUMTER COUNTY 2 OOS
82034900 Jul 3, 2024 SC L3 US 521 SUMTER COUNTY 1
82021949 Jul 2, 2024 SC L3 US 521 KERSHAW COUNTY 2
82055008 Jun 28, 2024 VA L3 PETERSBURG VA 2

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
81039893 Mar 5, 2024 SC L3 5KJJBHD51GLHG0404
81039893 Mar 5, 2024 SC L3 1UYFS2481P5772912
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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