Roadside Inspection 83546217

Roadside inspection on Jan 7, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: WILLIAM WAYNE SYKES JR (USDOT 1014108) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
83546217
Date:
Jan 7, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1187490 (AL)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2025, 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 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 21,155 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at ROADSIDE
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 25,650 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
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 392.9A (Failing to secure load, severity weight 1). (392.9A)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2XP5DB9X54M824640 AL 1187490 PETERBILT 379 2004
2 CRIB LOG TRAILER 3TYLB5JN8RT013320 AL 43A6MXP TOYOTA
Ticket: Pitm
Tacoma 2024

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.9A Failing to secure load 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104B Damaged securement system/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance

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
83955663 Feb 25, 2025 AL L3 1
83523879 Jan 3, 2025 AL L1 ROADSIDE 4
83297633 Dec 3, 2024 AL L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88847413 Aug 28, 2026 AL L1 2XP5DB9X54M824640 OOS
83523879 Jan 3, 2025 AL L1 2XP5DB9X54M824640
83297633 Dec 3, 2024 AL L2 2XP5DB9X54M824640
79952638 Oct 19, 2023 AL L2 2XP5DB9X54M824640
78464568 Apr 27, 2023 AL L2 2XP5DB9X54M824640

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