Roadside Inspection 82191773

Roadside inspection on Jul 22, 2024 in South Carolina • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 1242294) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
82191773
Date:
Jul 22, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US 601 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NV3155 (NC)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 18.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.67 violations per inspection across 87 prior records
vs Level 1 median in South Carolina
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 7,260 Level 1 inspections in South Carolina during 2024
vs typical at US 601 CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 123 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 713,681 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.7%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
34%
68 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
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
26 violations · 6 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
68
118 violations · 18 OOS · 1.74 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 383.51(a) (Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL, severity weight 8). (383.51(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X8HD413339 NC NV3155 PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2484P5773102 ME 5337948 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2023

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.51(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified from holding a CDL 8 Driver Fitness OOS
393.47(d) All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.47(d) All Brakes - Insufficient brake lining thickness 4 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
82701737 Sep 19, 2024 SC L3 WINNSBORO SC 1
82630800 Sep 6, 2024 NC L3 0
82480284 Aug 22, 2024 SC L3 ALCOLU SC 1
82458779 Aug 22, 2024 NC L3 73 0
82405063 Aug 15, 2024 SC L3 US 501 MARION COUNTY 2 OOS
82394228 Aug 14, 2024 NC L3 40 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82405063 Aug 15, 2024 SC L3 1UYFS2484P5773102 OOS
82059757 Jul 3, 2024 SC L3 1UYFS2484P5773102 OOS
82034900 Jul 3, 2024 SC L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339
81375959 Apr 16, 2024 SC L2 1UYFS2484P5773102 OOS
80890092 Feb 20, 2024 SC L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339
80487151 Dec 20, 2023 GA L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339
80298836 Dec 1, 2023 NC L2 1XPBDP9X8HD413339 OOS
79943704 Oct 17, 2023 SC L3 1XPBDP9X8HD413339

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