Roadside Inspection 83335708

Roadside inspection on Dec 4, 2024 in Montana • Carrier: ALPHA TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 304224) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83335708
Date:
Dec 4, 2024
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS MT
Carrier (USDOT):
ALPHA TRANSPORT INC (304224)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 589 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
Z095150 (UT)

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.02 violations per inspection across 158 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 14,704 Level 3 inspections in Montana during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 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)
48%
105 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
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
22
14 violations · 1 OOS · 0.64 per inspection
Prior 365 days
105
92 violations · 9 OOS · 0.88 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 383.23A2-LCDLN (License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL., severity weight 8). (383.23A2-LCDLN)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPED49X3SD736703 UT Z095150 PETERBILT 589 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MALK4225SP080041 ID YV2947 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mack
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2025

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
383.23A2-LCDLN License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL. 8 Driver Fitness OOS
383.71C-LCDL License (CDL) - Operate a CMV without transferring CDL to new state of domicile within 30 days. Driver Fitness

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
83746651 Jan 29, 2025 WA L1 PASCO WA 4 OOS
83734186 Jan 28, 2025 WA L1 LIBERTY LAKE WA 2
83678433 Jan 21, 2025 WA L2 LIBERTY LAKE WA 0
83633352 Jan 15, 2025 WA L1 LIBERTY LAKE WA 3
83586772 Jan 11, 2025 WA L2 FEDERAL WAY WA 2
83555028 Jan 7, 2025 ID L1 DECLO ID 0

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