Roadside Inspection 85964520

Roadside inspection on Oct 2, 2025 in Alabama • Carrier: WESTERN STEEL INC (USDOT 1283237) • Vehicle: MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
85964520
Date:
Oct 2, 2025
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MCCALLA AL
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN STEEL INC (1283237)
Vehicle:
MACK Granite STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
1C001ER (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 9.

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
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 21,155 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2025
vs typical at MCCALLA AL
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 75 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
2
1 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 393.134B-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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1M2GR2GC5KM008344 AL 1C001ER MACK Granite 2019

Violations Cited

2 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
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
80575766 Jan 10, 2024 AL L2 1M2GR2GC5KM008344 OOS
80250980 Nov 28, 2023 AL L2 1M2GR2GC5KM008344
79542293 Aug 30, 2023 AL L2 1M2GR2GC5KM008344 OOS
79117730 Jul 7, 2023 AL L3 1M2GR2GC5KM008344

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