Roadside Inspection 85517160

Roadside inspection on Aug 17, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: A P XPRESS INC (USDOT 3901228) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85517160
Date:
Aug 17, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONDALE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
A P XPRESS INC (3901228)
Operating authority:
MC1437262
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZP21555 (CA)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.88 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alabama
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 18,087 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at COTTONDALE AL
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 706 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 1,066,282 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 6.5%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2025
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
36%
11 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
6 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
11
16 violations · 2 OOS · 1.45 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH2RN658925 CA ZP21555 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1A0622PW441989 ME 5548828 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.22H2-ELDNISDT HOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step-by-step instructions for the driver to produce and transfer the driver''s hours-of-service records to an authorized safety official 1 Hours of Service

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
86046784 Oct 11, 2025 MS L3 LUCEDALE SCALE US 98 EAST 4
85942008 Oct 1, 2025 CA L2 DESERT HILLS IF 3 OOS
85759970 Sep 9, 2025 LA L3 HAUGHTON LA 2
85661910 Aug 31, 2025 CA L3 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF 1
85329175 Jul 23, 2025 FL L3 LEE FL 0
85268203 Jul 17, 2025 FL L3 BONIFAY FL 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88304041 Jul 1, 2026 TN L3 4V4NC9EH2RN658925
88304041 Jul 1, 2026 TN L3 1GR1A0622PW441989
87217597 Feb 27, 2026 CA L1 4V4NC9EH2RN658925 OOS
86973451 Feb 4, 2026 AZ L2 1GR1A0622PW441989
85942008 Oct 1, 2025 CA L2 1GR1A0622PW441989 OOS
85081150 Jun 27, 2025 AZ L2 4V4NC9EH2RN658925
82885171 Oct 4, 2024 AZ L2 4V4NC9EH2RN658925 OOS
82167639 Jul 14, 2024 FL L2 4V4NC9EH2RN658925

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