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Roadside Inspection 83424595

Roadside inspection on Dec 12, 2024 in Alabama • Carrier: DC EQUIPMENT COMPANY LLC (USDOT 4236318) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
13
OOS Violations
2
15% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83424595
Date:
Dec 12, 2024
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
13
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
PRC WRECKER LOT
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Petr
Plate:
54A0BU5 (AL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 59.

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 Level 1 median in Alabama
13
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 6,149 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
13
12 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
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 393.9BRKLAMP (Inoperative Brake Lamps, severity weight 6). (393.9BRKLAMP)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X1PN337150 AL 54A0BU5 PETERBILT
Ticket: Petr
379 1993 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1M9BA402XW1435137 AL 40TR1303 MAGNOLIA TRAILERS, INC. MAGNOLIA TRAILERS, INC. 2028 —

Violations Cited

13 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving —
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 —
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative Brake Lamps 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2-ML Failure to Maintain Lane 5 Unsafe Driving —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11RT Retroreflective material not affixed as required for trailers manufactured after December 1993 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 0 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84216235 Mar 21, 2025 US L1 1XP5DB9X1PN337150 —

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