Roadside Inspection 88798973

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: DEAN BROTHERS INC (USDOT 290337) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88798973
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MOBILE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
DEAN BROTHERS INC (290337)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1227149 (AL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 16.

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 Level 2 median in Alabama
5
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,041 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at MOBILE AL
5
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 137 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
5
4 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

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJGEDV1ESFL6416 AL 1227149 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2014
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DTP16W24KP026884 AL 2A070MR Clement-Br

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LBL Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A1 Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87644282 Apr 20, 2026 FL L3 1DTP16W24KP026884
79754019 Sep 26, 2023 AL L2 3AKJGEDV1ESFL6416

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