Roadside Inspection 88905198

Roadside inspection on Sep 4, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: THOMPSON CARRIERS INC (USDOT 523910) • Vehicle: PETERBILT 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 #:
88905198
Date:
Sep 4, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONTEVALLO AL
Operating authority:
MC263776
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1218319 (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 12.

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 0.57 violations per inspection across 608 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 14,061 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at MONTEVALLO AL
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 80 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 599,292 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
67%
147 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
13
4 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
36
13 violations · 1 OOS · 0.36 per inspection
Prior 365 days
147
59 violations · 5 OOS · 0.40 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 1XPXD49X9JD468313 AL 1218319 PETERBILT 389 2018
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTSN422877T12502 AL A067836 HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2007

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
393.11A1-CSURR Conspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997. 3 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
89028111 Sep 16, 2026 FL L3 TALLAHASSEE FL 0
89015308 Sep 16, 2026 AL L2 AUBURN AL 0
89015014 Sep 16, 2026 AL L2 AUBURN AL 0
88958639 Sep 10, 2026 AL L2 JEMISON AL 0
88930823 Sep 7, 2026 LA L3 SHREVEPORT LA 1
88900694 Sep 4, 2026 MS L1 LAUDERDALE COUNTY MS 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81217386 Mar 28, 2024 AL L3 5HTSN422877T12502
81255127 Mar 4, 2024 TN L1 5HTSN422877T12502

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