Roadside Inspection 88727834

Roadside inspection on Aug 18, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: JMS RUSSEL METALS CORP (USDOT 395975) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88727834
Date:
Aug 18, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BIRMINGHAM AL
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3072016 (IN)

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 7.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.99 violations per inspection across 267 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 12,222 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at BIRMINGHAM AL
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 482 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 550,848 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)
59%
91 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
8
3 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
12 violations · 4 OOS · 0.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
91
71 violations · 20 OOS · 0.78 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDV6MSMX2225 IN 3072016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N1482C3K1535654 GA DYG793 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2019

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104F4-C Cargo - No edge protection for tiedowns 3 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
88737660 Aug 18, 2026 TX L2 1
88730340 Aug 17, 2026 TN L2 1 OOS
88721588 Aug 17, 2026 NC L2 0
88687645 Aug 13, 2026 NC L3 0
88683043 Aug 10, 2026 TX L2 0
88524870 Jul 27, 2026 NC L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84411887 Apr 15, 2025 AL L3 13N1482C3K1535654
84411887 Apr 15, 2025 AL L3 3AKJHLDV6MSMX2225
83193575 Nov 19, 2024 AL L3 3AKJHLDV6MSMX2225

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