Roadside Inspection 88957605

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: PINNACLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 856735) • 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 #:
88957605
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HEFLIN AL
Operating authority:
MC377933
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3039139 (IN)

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 19.

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 1.77 violations per inspection across 169 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 13,356 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at HEFLIN AL
3
On par with station median (3)
Median of 1,599 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 577,701 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)
37%
38 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
1
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
8
13 violations · 2 OOS · 1.63 per inspection
Prior 365 days
38
58 violations · 13 OOS · 1.53 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 393.130C-CHVE (Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels., severity weight 7). (393.130C-CHVE)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X1KD231455 IN 3039139 PETERBILT 579 2019
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N25320XF1568179 IN SP313BHH FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2015

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A4-PBME Tires - Has a cut to the extent that the ply or belt material is exposed. 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.130C-CHVE Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 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
88961985 Sep 10, 2026 MI L1 PONTIAC SCALE S/B 1
88736007 Aug 17, 2026 TX L1 7 OOS
88564058 Jul 30, 2026 AL L2 2
88543749 Jul 28, 2026 SC L3 0
88508941 Jul 24, 2026 IA L3 0
88497331 Jul 23, 2026 MI L1 3 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
78787562 May 31, 2023 TN L3 1XPBD49X1KD231455

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