Roadside Inspection 85479117

Roadside inspection on Aug 13, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: PUCKETT MACHINERY COMPANY (USDOT 309124) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
6
OOS Violations
2
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85479117
Date:
Aug 13, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
6
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CUBA AL
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 567 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
A526492 (MS)

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 24.

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 this carrier's typical
6
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.39 violations per inspection across 33 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
6
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 21,155 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
6
5 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
78%
18 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
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
18
7 violations · 0 OOS · 0.39 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 393.130C-CHVE (Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels., severity weight 7). (393.130C-CHVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPCDP9X3SD692307 MS A526492 PETERBILT 567 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1L9GA72A7NL033443 MS 152889A LEDWELL & SONS ENTERPRISES, INC.
Ticket: Unknown
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc. 2022

Violations Cited

6 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.130C-CHVE Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.110B3-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
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
393.11A1-CSURR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper 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
85800826 Sep 16, 2025 MS L3 SCOTT COUNTY 0
85734122 Sep 10, 2025 LA L3 FRANKLINTON LA 0
85430276 Aug 6, 2025 MS L2 HARRISON CO 3
85206411 Jul 11, 2025 MS L3 HARRISON CO 0
85206457 Jul 10, 2025 MS L3 NESHOBA COUNTY 0
85089863 Jun 26, 2025 MS L1 LAUDERDALE COUNTY 0

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