Roadside Inspection 88828964

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: BEARD EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC (USDOT 137389) • Vehicle: MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88828964
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SEMMES AL
Vehicle:
MACK MD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
2C04NUM (AL)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 17.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.02 violations per inspection across 121 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,184 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at SEMMES AL
3
Heavier than station median (0.5)
Median of 36 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
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 550,077 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)
74%
39 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
5
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
3 violations · 1 OOS · 0.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
39
21 violations · 2 OOS · 0.54 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (3 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.02 per inspection).

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1M2MDBAA6SS014304 AL 2C04NUM MACK MD 2025

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLS3 State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit. 7 Unsafe Driving
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

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
88818191 Aug 25, 2026 TN L1 STANTON TN 0
88736906 Aug 18, 2026 LA L1 0
88690319 Aug 13, 2026 SC L3 0
88657241 Aug 10, 2026 LA L1 0
88642720 Aug 6, 2026 FL L3 0
88436301 Jul 16, 2026 TN L2 2 OOS

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