Roadside Inspection 88797191

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: PENN TANK LINES INC (USDOT 264473) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88797191
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
LEIGHTON AL
Carrier (USDOT):
PENN TANK LINES INC (264473)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH29810 (PA)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 5.

Compared to the median Level 2 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.88 violations per inspection across 999 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 12,041 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at LEIGHTON AL
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 51 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 546,405 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
65%
248 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
27
16 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
57
41 violations · 5 OOS · 0.72 per inspection
Prior 365 days
248
172 violations · 21 OOS · 0.69 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDV9GSGV9609 PA AH29810 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1PMA2432XY5002139 PA PT8227H POLAR TANK TRAILER Polar Tank Trailer 2000

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
395.22G-ELDMFV HOS (ELD) - A portable ELD is not mounted in a fixed position and visible to the driver when seated in the normal driving position. 1 Hours of Service

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
88811082 Aug 26, 2026 AL L2 FULTONDALE AL 1
88790604 Aug 25, 2026 ME L1 SIDNEY - SCALES 2
88790310 Aug 25, 2026 AL L2 BIRMINGHAM AL 3
88780104 Aug 24, 2026 PA L1 1
88769686 Aug 22, 2026 NJ L3 I-295 NB MP 35 CHERRY HILL TWP 1
88744238 Aug 20, 2026 NJ L2 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88685232 Aug 11, 2026 TN L1 3AKJGEDV9GSGV9609 OOS
88685232 Aug 11, 2026 TN L1 1PMA2432XY5002139 OOS
87027937 Feb 12, 2026 AL L2 1PMA2432XY5002139
87027937 Feb 12, 2026 AL L2 3AKJGEDV9GSGV9609
86242530 Nov 5, 2025 AL L2 1PMA2432XY5002139
86242530 Nov 5, 2025 AL L2 3AKJGEDV9GSGV9609
84945335 Jun 13, 2025 AL L2 1PMA2432XY5002139 OOS
80180225 Nov 7, 2023 GA L3 1PMA2432XY5002139

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