Roadside Inspection 83000792

Roadside inspection on Oct 25, 2024 in Alabama • Carrier: TOP OF THE LINE GRADING (USDOT 2939196) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83000792
Date:
Oct 25, 2024
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK L9500 series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Strg
Plate:
61AAM8N (AL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 22.

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
5
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.20 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 20,646 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2024
vs typical at ROADSIDE
5
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 25,687 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
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
29%
7 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
1
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
5 violations · 1 OOS · 2.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
7
14 violations · 2 OOS · 2.00 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2FZHAZDE17AY49193 AL 61AAM8N STERLING TRUCK
Ticket: Strg
L9500 series 2007

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.75C Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak 3 Vehicle Maintenance
390.21TC Improper size/location/color of required CMV marking(s). General/Admin

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
82814712 Oct 2, 2024 AL L3 1
82732436 Sep 23, 2024 AL L2 4 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86943878 Feb 3, 2026 AL L2 2FZHAZDE17AY49193
83825115 Feb 10, 2025 AL L2 2FZHAZDE17AY49193
82127736 Jul 16, 2024 AL L3 2FZHAZDE17AY49193
82127604 Jul 15, 2024 AL L2 2FZHAZDE17AY49193
79531301 Aug 29, 2023 AL L2 2FZHAZDE17AY49193 OOS
78726692 May 25, 2023 AL L2 2FZHAZDE17AY49193

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