Roadside Inspection 88893957

Roadside inspection on Sep 3, 2026 in Mississippi • Carrier: BALLARD CONTRACTORS INC (USDOT 553701) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88893957
Date:
Sep 3, 2026
State:
Mississippi
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
WAYNE COUNTY MS
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1231877 (AL)

What this inspection means

One violation was recorded; no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 7.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.81 violations per inspection across 31 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Mississippi
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 11,668 Level 3 inspections in Mississippi during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 616,088 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
53%
15 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
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
4 violations · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
18 violations · 0 OOS · 1.20 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (4 violations across 8 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.81 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJALDR3CPBR6965 AL 1231877 WESTERN STAR 4900 2012
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MADN3033VW091115 AL 63C1MRC MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Unknown
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2027

Violations Cited

1 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

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
88998298 Sep 15, 2026 AL L3 TUSCALOOSA AL 0
88998070 Sep 14, 2026 AL L2 MOUNDVILLE AL 2
88881771 Sep 1, 2026 AL L3 TUSCALOOSA AL 0
88753162 Aug 20, 2026 AL L3 1
88746538 Aug 19, 2026 AL L2 2
88664604 Aug 8, 2026 AL L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88753162 Aug 20, 2026 AL L3 5KJJALDR3CPBR6965
88753162 Aug 20, 2026 AL L3 5MADN3033VW091115
87823058 May 12, 2026 AL L3 5KJJALDR3CPBR6965
87823058 May 12, 2026 AL L3 5MADN3033VW091115

Related records

Recent activity at WAYNE COUNTY MS

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
89032532 Sep 18, 2026 HIGHWAY RUNNER LOGISTICS LLC 0
89018829 Sep 17, 2026 GVNL TRANSPORT LLC 2
89016146 Sep 17, 2026 RSTYNTS HOTSHOT LLC 3
88950210 Sep 9, 2026 INDUSTRY SERVICES COMPANY INC 11 OOS
88905210 Sep 4, 2026 A&J GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION LLC 0
88882899 Sep 2, 2026 H&K SERVICES LLC 7 OOS