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Roadside Inspection 85734317

Roadside inspection on Sep 10, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: DON COLE (USDOT 1533295) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85734317
Date:
Sep 10, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BAY MINETTE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
DON COLE (1533295)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL L9227 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
2A08PYN (AL)

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 13.

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
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 21,155 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at BAY MINETTE AL
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 436 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
3
2 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-LSLIWR (Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LSLIWR)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2HSCEAPR87C403162 AL 2A08PYN INTERNATIONAL L9227 2007 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1S9BA3827Y1353099 AL A095927 Unknown — — —

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 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
85710089 Sep 8, 2025 AL L2 JACKSON AL 1 —
85407635 Aug 5, 2025 AL L2 BAY MINETTE AL 8 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89065616 Sep 22, 2026 AL L2 2HSCEAPR87C403162 —
87645896 Apr 22, 2026 AL L2 2HSCEAPR87C403162 OOS
86705995 Jan 5, 2026 AL L3 2HSCEAPR87C403162 —
85710089 Sep 8, 2025 AL L2 1S9BA3827Y1353099 —
85710089 Sep 8, 2025 AL L2 1S9BA3827Y1353099 —
85710089 Sep 8, 2025 AL L2 2HSCEAPR87C403162 —
85407635 Aug 5, 2025 AL L2 2HSCEAPR87C403162 OOS
85407635 Aug 5, 2025 AL L2 1S9BA3827Y1353099 OOS

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