Roadside Inspection 88725421

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: R E WEST INC (USDOT 27070) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88725421
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HEFLIN AL
Carrier (USDOT):
R E WEST INC (27070)
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
U0113HY (TN)

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 4.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.62 violations per inspection across 336 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 12,184 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at HEFLIN AL
1
Cleaner than station median (3)
Median of 1,628 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 550,077 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)
66%
113 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
13
12 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
33
22 violations · 2 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
113
79 violations · 11 OOS · 0.70 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 393.45A-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., severity weight 4). (393.45A-BHTIJ)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJNBWD13SLVL9156 TN U0113HY WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis 2025
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1L94L5639MB564072 TN 124831T LIDDELL Liddell Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
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

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
88847355 Aug 29, 2026 MS L1 BOVINA SCALE I-20 EAST MS 1
88772420 Aug 21, 2026 TN L3 0
88771745 Aug 21, 2026 TN L3 0
88744362 Aug 20, 2026 KY L2 0
88728107 Aug 18, 2026 OK L3 SEQUOYAH PORT OF ENTRY 0
88710350 Aug 14, 2026 TN L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86335082 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 1L94L5639MB564072
86335082 Nov 13, 2025 GA L3 5KJNBWD13SLVL9156
83952459 Feb 21, 2025 FL L3 1L94L5639MB564072
83952459 Feb 21, 2025 FL L3 5KJNBWD13SLVL9156
80844512 Feb 6, 2024 ND L3 1L94L5639MB564072

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