Roadside Inspection 84156162

Roadside inspection on Mar 18, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: PIERSON'S TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3177512) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84156162
Date:
Mar 18, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ROADSIDE
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER CST120 TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket make:
Truk
Plate:
22A0YCM (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 18.

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
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 21,155 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at ROADSIDE
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 25,116 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
4
3 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 396.3A1-TC (Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle, severity weight 8). (396.3A1-TC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJBBCK85LU81234 AL 22A0YCM FREIGHTLINER
Ticket: Truk
CST120 2005
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1TTF48204S1047768 AL 22C008T TRANSCRAFT
Ticket: Trailer
Transcraft 1995

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.3A1-TC Tire in contact with another part of the vehicle 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.16 Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV 7 Unsafe Driving
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60C Windshield - Damaged or Discolored 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
84572814 May 1, 2025 AL L2 ROCKFORD AL 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87124951 Feb 24, 2026 AL L2 1FUJBBCK85LU81234
84572814 May 1, 2025 AL L2 1FUJBBCK85LU81234
82667977 Sep 16, 2024 AL L2 1FUJBBCK85LU81234
82667977 Sep 16, 2024 AL L2 1TTF48204S1047768
82070896 Jul 9, 2024 AL L2 1FUJBBCK85LU81234
81853624 Apr 24, 2024 AL L2 1FUJBBCK85LU81234
81853624 Apr 24, 2024 AL L2 1TTF48204S1047768
80684792 Jan 25, 2024 AL L2 1TTF48204S1047768

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