Roadside Inspection 88547825

Roadside inspection on Jul 28, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: DOWN SOUTH TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3036643) • Vehicle: KENWORTH 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 #:
88547825
Date:
Jul 28, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONTGOMERY AL
Operating authority:
MC1152477
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T680 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1207530 (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 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.88 violations per inspection across 41 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 14,061 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at MONTGOMERY AL
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,238 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 598,525 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
31%
13 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
5
5 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
31 violations · 5 OOS · 2.38 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 393.9A-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 1XKYD49X7HJ108138 AL 1207530 KENWORTH T680 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GRAA9627GS046010 FL C1354H GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2016

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
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification 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
89043236 Sep 19, 2026 TN L3 PULASKI TN 0
88693327 Aug 13, 2026 AL L3 0
88479451 Jul 20, 2026 TN L3 0
88263088 Jun 26, 2026 TN L1 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87965827 May 26, 2026 TN L1 1XKYD49X7HJ108138 OOS

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