Roadside Inspection 88824696

Roadside inspection on Aug 26, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: EVANS CUSTOMIZED TRUCKING SERVICES LLC (USDOT 4386382) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
7
OOS Violations
2
29% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88824696
Date:
Aug 26, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
7
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SHORTER AL
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 387 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P266569 (LA)

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 22.

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
7
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.59 violations per inspection across 123 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
7
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,041 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at SHORTER AL
7
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 418 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
7
6 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)
41%
116 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
7
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
24
17 violations · 2 OOS · 0.71 per inspection
Prior 365 days
116
178 violations · 22 OOS · 1.53 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (17 violations across 24 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.59 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP7DU9X2BD116742 LA P266569 PETERBILT 387 2011

Violations Cited

7 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11A1-CSLRR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EENA Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 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
88710609 Aug 14, 2026 FL L3 1
88710352 Aug 14, 2026 FL L3 0
88698988 Aug 12, 2026 FL L3 1
88672743 Aug 10, 2026 FL L2 2 OOS
88644290 Aug 5, 2026 GA L3 1
88620245 Aug 4, 2026 FL L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88569762 Jul 29, 2026 TN L3 1XP7DU9X2BD116742

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Recent activity at SHORTER AL

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