Roadside Inspection 88969384

Roadside inspection on Sep 9, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: BOWDEN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 209921) • 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 #:
88969384
Date:
Sep 9, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MONTGOMERY AL
Carrier (USDOT):
BOWDEN TRUCKING INC (209921)
Operating authority:
MC161023
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1222102 (AL)

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 3.

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 1.00 violations per inspection across 12 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 14,061 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at MONTGOMERY AL
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,125 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 598,525 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 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 · 0 OOS · 0.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
4
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.25 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 393.118D-CDL (Dressed Lumber - Improper Securement of bundles transported using more than one tier., severity weight 3). (393.118D-CDL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EH0MN277485 AL 1222102 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1R1F14825JE880538 AL 6C004YU FONTAINE TRAILER
Ticket: Ravens
Fontaine Trailer 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.118D-CDL Dressed Lumber - Improper Securement of bundles transported using more than one tier. 3 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
89009249 Sep 15, 2026 AL L2 OPP AL 4 OOS
88638583 Aug 7, 2026 AL L2 0
88407200 Jul 14, 2026 AL L3 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88407200 Jul 14, 2026 AL L3 4V4NC9EH0MN277485
87393190 Mar 25, 2026 AL L2 4V4NC9EH0MN277485
82302000 Aug 4, 2024 KS L2 4V4NC9EH0MN277485
80449630 Dec 20, 2023 KS L1 4V4NC9EH0MN277485

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