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Roadside Inspection 88944921

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: DM EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1749223) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88944921
Date:
Sep 8, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HEFLIN AL
Carrier (USDOT):
DM EXPRESS INC (1749223)
Operating authority:
MC773697
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PZB9357 (MN)

What this inspection means

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

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 4.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a 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 0.97 violations per inspection across 176 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 14,561 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at HEFLIN AL
1
Cleaner than station median (3)
Median of 1,608 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 614,154 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
45%
60 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 · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
10 violations · 1 OOS · 1.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
60
82 violations · 17 OOS · 1.37 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH4LN221211 MN PZB9357 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2020 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1DW1A5329NBA70360 IL 1021618 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailers 2022 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 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
89099611 Sep 25, 2026 KS L2 RUSSELL COUNTY - 167 0 —
89015125 Sep 16, 2026 SD L2 VALLEY SPRINGS SD 2 OOS
88883008 Sep 2, 2026 SD L2 PIEDMONT SD 0 —
88769326 Aug 22, 2026 IA L2 — 1 OOS
88748455 Aug 20, 2026 AL L3 — 0 —
88629582 Aug 4, 2026 IL L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88769326 Aug 22, 2026 IA L2 4V4NC9EH4LN221211 OOS
88769326 Aug 22, 2026 IA L2 1DW1A5329NBA70360 OOS
87088285 Feb 18, 2026 NC L2 4V4NC9EH4LN221211 OOS
87088285 Feb 18, 2026 NC L2 1DW1A5329NBA70360 OOS
87031365 Feb 11, 2026 IA L2 1DW1A5329NBA70360 OOS
87031365 Feb 11, 2026 IA L2 4V4NC9EH4LN221211 OOS
86810990 Jan 9, 2026 MN L3 4V4NC9EH4LN221211 —
86810990 Jan 9, 2026 MN L3 1DW1A5329NBA70360 —

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