Roadside Inspection 85530307

Roadside inspection on Aug 19, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: BOWCON INC (USDOT 2190358) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85530307
Date:
Aug 19, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
IRONDALE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
BOWCON INC (2190358)
Operating authority:
MC760230
Vehicle:
MACK Anthem TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P901063 (IL)

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 7.

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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.80 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 21,155 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at IRONDALE AL
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 217 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
1
Same as 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)
40%
5 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
1
6 violations · 0 OOS · 6.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
14 violations · 1 OOS · 2.80 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 393.134B-CRHLC (Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container., severity weight 7). (393.134B-CRHLC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1M1AN2GY1NM026068 IL P901063 MACK Anthem 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 82200C IL 580411ST Unknown

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.134B-CRHLC Roll-on/Roll-off/Hook Lift Containers - Improper securement of a roll-on/roll-off and hook lift container. 7 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
85528970 Aug 19, 2025 AL L2 HOOVER AL 1
85179739 Jul 9, 2025 IL L2 I-94 6

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86802091 Jan 15, 2026 AL L2 1M1AN2GY1NM026068

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