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Roadside Inspection 88933228

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: SEWARD MOTOR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 73148) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88933228
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ATTALLA AL
Operating authority:
MC85718
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
195532 (NE)

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 10.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.54 violations per inspection across 81 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 14,828 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at ATTALLA AL
2
On par with station median (2)
Median of 366 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 617,774 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)
57%
21 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
2
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
21
18 violations · 2 OOS · 0.86 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 4V4NC9EH0HN970983 NE 195532 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2017 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5V8VA5323EM408261 NE 237756 VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) VANGUARD NATIONAL TRAILER CORPORATION (VNTC) 2014 —

Violations Cited

2 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
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 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
89111069 Sep 27, 2026 KS L2 CLOUD COUNTY - 029 0 —
89112152 Sep 26, 2026 IL L3 I-74 0 —
89102384 Sep 24, 2026 TN L3 MANCHESTER TN 0 —
89076640 Sep 23, 2026 IA L3 IA 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
89102384 Sep 24, 2026 TN L3 5V8VA5323EM408261 —
87678883 Apr 24, 2026 TN L3 4V4NC9EH0HN970983 —
83310675 Dec 3, 2024 IA L3 4V4NC9EH0HN970983 —

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