Roadside Inspection 88810649

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: AVERITT EXPRESS INC (USDOT 36684) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK HazMat 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 #:
88810649
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
Yes
Inspection site:
FORT PAYNE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
AVERITT EXPRESS INC (36684)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
S4747HY (TN)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hazardous Materials and Hours of Service, with a combined severity weight of 11.

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 0.45 violations per inspection across 6,016 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 FORT PAYNE AL
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 356 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
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
71%
1581 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
140
52 violations · 16 OOS
Prior 90 days
363
144 violations · 39 OOS · 0.40 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1581
733 violations · 145 OOS · 0.46 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 177.834A-HMC (HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, under conditions normally incident to transportation., severity weight 10). (177.834A-HMC)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDR4RSUT8517 TN S4747HY FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532DXRL478602 TN 460817T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2024

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
177.834A-HMC HM (Cargo) - Operating a motor vehicle with HM not blocked/braced/secured as required. NOTE: Any shifting likely to adversely affect HM/DG package integrity, under conditions normally incident to transportation. 10 Hazardous Materials OOS
395.30B1-ELDDFR HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the informaiton. 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
88824532 Aug 27, 2026 MS L1 RANKIN COUNTY MS 0
88824501 Aug 27, 2026 KY L1 LEXINGTON KY 0
88824316 Aug 27, 2026 KY L1 LEXINGTON KY 0
88823110 Aug 26, 2026 TN L1 ARDMORE TN 0
88811691 Aug 26, 2026 NC L3 LENOIR NC 0
88829256 Aug 25, 2026 TX L1 TX 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86430701 Nov 25, 2025 VA L3 1JJV532DXRL478602
85786533 Sep 15, 2025 VA L3 3AKJHHDR4RSUT8517

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