Roadside Inspection 88869853

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: M&J CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 2349233) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88869853
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONDALE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
M&J CARRIERS LLC (2349233)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT62F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3561929 (IN)

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 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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.97 violations per inspection across 1,219 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 12,424 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at COTTONDALE AL
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,262 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 554,421 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)
47%
369 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
27
24 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
73
69 violations · 12 OOS · 0.95 per inspection
Prior 365 days
369
409 violations · 67 OOS · 1.11 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPRXRN112091 IN 3561929 INTERNATIONAL LT62F 2024
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0622MT318558 TN 153978T GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.95A4-EENA Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible. 2 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
88873180 Aug 31, 2026 TX L2 TX 1 OOS
88868666 Aug 31, 2026 US L1 LAREDO TX 2
88865706 Aug 31, 2026 LA L3 HAMMOND LA 0
88862481 Aug 31, 2026 MS L1 IUKA SCALE US 72 WEST MS 1
88850484 Aug 30, 2026 MS L2 IUKA SCALE US 72 WEST MS 0
88821825 Aug 26, 2026 MO L3 CHARLESTON MO 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87640855 Apr 20, 2026 CA L1 3HSDZAPRXRN112091 OOS
84498527 Apr 17, 2025 TX L2 3HSDZAPRXRN112091
84366936 Apr 4, 2025 TX L2 3HSDZAPRXRN112091
84182938 Mar 17, 2025 TX L2 3HSDZAPRXRN112091
84053079 Feb 27, 2025 TX L1 3HSDZAPRXRN112091
82453301 Aug 15, 2024 CO L1 1GR1P0622MT318558 OOS
82361687 Aug 8, 2024 TX L1 3HSDZAPRXRN112091
78818770 Jun 5, 2023 MS L2 3HSDZAPRXRN112091

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