Roadside Inspection 88635229

Roadside inspection on Aug 6, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: AREA CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATES LLC (USDOT 4235218) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88635229
Date:
Aug 6, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONTGOMERY AL
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
29A4HCW (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 14.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.13 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,293 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at MONTGOMERY AL
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,197 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 552,108 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
64%
14 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
2
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
5
0 violations · 0 OOS · 0.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
14
10 violations · 0 OOS · 0.71 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (0 violations across 5 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.13 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKDL40X7KJ217182 AL 29A4HCW KENWORTH T8 Series 2019

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 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
88753320 Aug 20, 2026 AL L3 0
88599500 Aug 3, 2026 AL L2 0
88401645 Jul 13, 2026 AL L3 0
88281373 Jun 30, 2026 AL L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88401645 Jul 13, 2026 AL L3 1NKDL40X7KJ217182
87060123 Feb 16, 2026 AL L2 1NKDL40X7KJ217182
84061497 Mar 4, 2025 AL L2 1NKDL40X7KJ217182
82240710 Jul 29, 2024 AL L3 1NKDL40X7KJ217182
81217381 Mar 28, 2024 AL L2 1NKDL40X7KJ217182
80940299 Feb 26, 2024 AL L2 1NKDL40X7KJ217182
80766120 Feb 5, 2024 AL L2 1NKDL40X7KJ217182
79952695 Oct 19, 2023 AL L2 1NKDL40X7KJ217182

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