Roadside Inspection 88753162

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: BALLARD CONTRACTORS INC (USDOT 553701) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88753162
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOUNDVILLE AL
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1231877 (AL)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 3.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.90 violations per inspection across 29 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alabama
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 12,564 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 568,192 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
54%
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
6
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
7 violations · 0 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
17 violations · 0 OOS · 1.31 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJALDR3CPBR6965 AL 1231877 WESTERN STAR 4900 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MADN3033VW091115 AL 63C1MRC MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Unknown
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2027

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLHFD State/Local Laws - Headlamps; fail to dim when required. 3 Unsafe Driving

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
88746538 Aug 19, 2026 AL L2 2
88664604 Aug 8, 2026 AL L3 0
88635731 Aug 5, 2026 AL L3 0
88613065 Aug 3, 2026 AL L2 1
88537283 Jul 28, 2026 AL L3 0
88499011 Jul 22, 2026 AL L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87823058 May 12, 2026 AL L3 5KJJALDR3CPBR6965
87823058 May 12, 2026 AL L3 5MADN3033VW091115

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