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Roadside Inspection 85732273

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: SWAMP DONKEY TRUCKING (USDOT 4452635) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
11
OOS Violations
3
27% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85732273
Date:
Sep 9, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
11
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CHILDERSBURG AL
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL 9400i TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
17A0RTU (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 51.

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
11
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 21,155 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at CHILDERSBURG AL
11
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 111 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
11
10 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2HSCNAER71C086792 AL 17A0RTU INTERNATIONAL 9400i 2001 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5JYLP42285P051440 GA TR2478S PITTS TRAILERS
Ticket: Unknown
Pitts Trailers 2005 —

Violations Cited

11 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSR State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation. 8 Unsafe Driving —
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9B-LTSO Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.45A-BHTIJ Air Brake - Improperly joined such as a splice made by sliding the hose ends over a piece of tubing and clamping the hose to the tube. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.11A1-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LSML Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
85949138 Oct 2, 2025 AL L2 TALLADEGA AL 7 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88349725 Jul 8, 2026 AL L3 2HSCNAER71C086792 —
86904398 Jan 28, 2026 AL L2 2HSCNAER71C086792 —
86280455 Nov 10, 2025 AL L2 5JYLP42285P051440 —
86280455 Nov 10, 2025 AL L2 2HSCNAER71C086792 —
85949138 Oct 2, 2025 AL L2 2HSCNAER71C086792 —
83060336 Oct 31, 2024 AL L2 2HSCNAER71C086792 OOS
81640022 May 16, 2024 AL L2 2HSCNAER71C086792 OOS
81265550 Apr 4, 2024 AL L2 2HSCNAER71C086792 OOS

Carrier booking & risk tools

Check booking and risk signals for USDOT 4452635 — tools open pre-filled.

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