Roadside Inspection 84638684

Roadside inspection on May 12, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: ALABAMA MOTOR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 325932) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
84638684
Date:
May 12, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MIDLAND CITY AL
Operating authority:
MC212184
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1191393 (AL)

What this inspection means

3 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 11.

Compared to the median Level 1 inspection nationwide in 2025, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.78 violations per inspection across 406 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 5,021 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 760,406 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 27.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
59%
202 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
20
11 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
53
44 violations · 11 OOS · 0.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
202
144 violations · 28 OOS · 0.71 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH4LN244438 AL 1191393 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533R7018027 AL A0A1BWX UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2024

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.55C2-B Air Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.11A1-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 3 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
85178777 Jul 9, 2025 NC L3 US INTERSTATE 1
85183420 Jul 7, 2025 FL L3 CRESTVIEW FL 0
85136176 Jul 7, 2025 AL L1 OZARK AL 0
85138413 Jul 4, 2025 NC L3 0
85167099 Jul 3, 2025 NC L3 421 S 0
85150400 Jul 3, 2025 IN L2 WEST HARRISON IN 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88965288 Sep 11, 2026 MS L3 1UYVS2533R7018027
87715595 Apr 28, 2026 CA L3 4V4NC9EH4LN244438

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