Roadside Inspection 88965550

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: UNIVERSAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 764739) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL 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 #:
88965550
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CARBON HILL AL
Operating authority:
MC201062
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PAW7346 (MN)

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 1.38 violations per inspection across 464 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 CARBON HILL AL
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 278 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)
38%
116 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
11
9 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
29
25 violations · 3 OOS · 0.86 per inspection
Prior 365 days
116
121 violations · 20 OOS · 1.04 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 393.45B2-BHTD (Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply., severity weight 4). (393.45B2-BHTD)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDZAPR8LN829760 MN PAW7346 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2020
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 3H3C412SX1T111703 TN U775964 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2001

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage extending through the outer reinforcement ply. 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
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
88965267 Sep 10, 2026 MO L3 ROCK PORT MO 0
88971201 Sep 9, 2026 IL L3 294 0
88944193 Sep 8, 2026 ND L3 WEST FARGO ND 0
88914230 Sep 5, 2026 KS L2 JOHNSON COUNTY - 091 0
88898892 Sep 1, 2026 IL L2 0
88847523 Aug 29, 2026 NE L3 OMAHA NE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84040041 Mar 4, 2025 IL L3 3HSDZAPR8LN829760

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