Roadside Inspection 84090111

Roadside inspection on Mar 11, 2025 in Kentucky • Carrier: ALABAMA FOUNDATION SPECIALISTS OF BIRMINGHAM INC (USDOT 1607702) • Vehicle: RAM TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
3
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84090111
Date:
Mar 11, 2025
State:
Kentucky
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SHELBYVILLE
Vehicle:
RAM 2500 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Dodge
Plate:
L1W953 (KY)

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 17.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 this carrier's typical
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.45 violations per inspection across 58 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Kentucky
6
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 23,365 Level 1 inspections in Kentucky during 2025
vs typical at SHELBYVILLE
6
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 985 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
6
5 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
28%
25 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
3
5 violations · 0 OOS · 1.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
67 violations · 9 OOS · 2.68 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 396.3A1-HC (HUBS - HUB Cap Missing Or Broken, severity weight 2). (396.3A1-HC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3C6UR5FJ2RG311157 KY L1W953 RAM
Ticket: Dodge
2500 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 16V1C2526R3343185 KY K7X314 BIG TEX
Ticket: Trailer
Big Tex 2024

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2RG State vehicle registration or License Plate violation 8 Unsafe Driving
393.95A No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
396.3A1-HC HUBS - HUB Cap Missing Or Broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.3A1-HC HUBS - HUB Cap Missing Or Broken 2 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.130 No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
84637167 May 5, 2025 GA L1 SUMMERVILLE GA 5 OOS
84587567 Apr 30, 2025 GA L3 RINGGOLD GA 1
84535223 Apr 23, 2025 FL L1 PENSACOLA FL 4 OOS
84538499 Apr 22, 2025 FL L1 PENSACOLA FL 5 OOS
84384047 Apr 9, 2025 FL L3 NICEVILLE FL 0
84299555 Apr 1, 2025 TN L2 ARDMORE TN 1

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