Roadside Inspection 88933688

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: HOWARD SHEPPARD CONTAINER SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3001601) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88933688
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
DOTHAN AL
Operating authority:
MC24388
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C307FC (GA)

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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.71 violations per inspection across 187 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 13,356 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at DOTHAN AL
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 89 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 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)
52%
61 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
3
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
6
5 violations · 1 OOS · 0.83 per inspection
Prior 365 days
61
45 violations · 5 OOS · 0.74 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-TAOLTIS (Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS, severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOLTIS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4BC9EH1TN704805 GA C307FC VOLVO TRUCK VNL (4) 2026
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 1C9CK4027KA681054 GA XVU893 CHASSIS KING
Ticket: Unknown
2019

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires - All others, leaking and inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

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
88883243 Sep 2, 2026 SC L3 GABLE SC 0
88717323 Aug 17, 2026 NC L3 1
88687186 Aug 10, 2026 GA L3 0
88626299 Aug 5, 2026 AL L1 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87113326 Feb 23, 2026 AL L3 4V4BC9EH1TN704805

Related records

Recent activity at DOTHAN AL

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
89013716 Sep 16, 2026 ACE TRANSPORTATION INC 0
88985326 Sep 13, 2026 MFS FLEET INC 5
88933516 Sep 8, 2026 CEDAR CREEK LOGGING COMPANY INC 1
88907657 Sep 4, 2026 TANK EXPRESS LLC 2
87590017 Apr 16, 2026 P&S TRANSPORTATION LLC 1
87531239 Apr 8, 2026 SOUTHEAST LOGISTICS & TRANSPORT LLC 0