Roadside Inspection 88847413

Roadside inspection on Aug 28, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: WILLIAM WAYNE SYKES JR (USDOT 1014108) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88847413
Date:
Aug 28, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
AUBURN AL
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1187490 (AL)

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 17.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.20 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 4,262 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at AUBURN AL
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 183 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 412,922 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
2
3 violations · 0 OOS · 1.50 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 393.207C-SBML (Suspension - Broken main leaf spring., severity weight 7). (393.207C-SBML)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 2XP5DB9X54M824640 AL 1187490 PETERBILT 379 2004
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1M9FT4228CA776055 AL 43A2XIC MCLENDON TRAILERS 2012

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207C-SBML Suspension - Broken main leaf spring. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.47A-BCFSBD Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 4 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
83546217 Jan 7, 2025 AL L2 2XP5DB9X54M824640 OOS
83523879 Jan 3, 2025 AL L1 1M9FT4228CA776055
83523879 Jan 3, 2025 AL L1 2XP5DB9X54M824640
83297633 Dec 3, 2024 AL L2 2XP5DB9X54M824640
79952638 Oct 19, 2023 AL L2 2XP5DB9X54M824640
78464568 Apr 27, 2023 AL L2 2XP5DB9X54M824640

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