Roadside Inspection 81998125

Roadside inspection on Jun 28, 2024 in Alabama • Carrier: SOUTHERN FREIGHTLINES LLC (USDOT 3745614) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81998125
Date:
Jun 28, 2024
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A496387 (MS)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 10.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.93 violations per inspection across 15 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alabama
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 18,303 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 27,414 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
4
4 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)
25%
8 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
3
3 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
8
8 violations · 2 OOS · 1.00 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 3AKJGLDR2JDKD0596 MS A496387 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS25339U757030 MS 160591A UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2009

Violations Cited

4 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
395.30(b)(1) Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD 1 Hours of Service
395.30(c) Failing to follow the prompts from the ELD when editing/adding missing information 1 Hours of Service
395.8(e)(1) Making, or permitting a driver to make, a false report regarding duty status Hours of Service 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
82438362 Aug 19, 2024 TX L2 IH10 WB KINGSBURY SCALE 6
82391565 Aug 13, 2024 MD L2 I-95 NORTHBOUND SCALE FACILITY 1 OOS
82259156 Jul 30, 2024 IN L3 TERRE HAUTE IN 1
82235652 Jul 23, 2024 TN L2 KNOX COUNTY SCALES EB 1 OOS
82040166 Jul 3, 2024 MO L3 4 OOS
81490013 Apr 30, 2024 MO L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88255217 Jun 26, 2026 SC L3 3AKJGLDR2JDKD0596
88009741 May 30, 2026 LA L3 3AKJGLDR2JDKD0596 OOS
87211722 Mar 4, 2026 TN L3 1UYVS25339U757030
86854704 Jan 20, 2026 KS L2 3AKJGLDR2JDKD0596
86203641 Oct 24, 2025 MN L3 3AKJGLDR2JDKD0596
85103409 Jun 27, 2025 TX L2 3AKJGLDR2JDKD0596 OOS
84266490 Mar 28, 2025 TN L2 3AKJGLDR2JDKD0596 OOS
82438362 Aug 19, 2024 TX L2 3AKJGLDR2JDKD0596

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