Roadside Inspection 88986176

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: MERIDIAN WASTE ALABAMA LLC (USDOT 4504957)

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
Not recorded
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88986176
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELMORE AL
Operating authority:
MC1782687

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 11.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.76 violations per inspection across 25 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 14,071 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at ELMORE AL
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 70 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 599,292 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)
24%
25 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
6
27 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
17
58 violations · 6 OOS · 3.41 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
69 violations · 8 OOS · 2.76 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-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

Vehicle unit details are pending — typically arrive within a few days.

Vehicle unit details pending

Vehicle unit details (VIN, plate, make/model/year, per-unit OOS flags) are typically available within a few days of the inspection date as the FMCSA unit feed catches up. Check back soon. The inspection summary itself is complete — violations, stations, dates, and overall OOS status are all accurate.

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 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
89012822 Sep 16, 2026 AL L3 ATHENS AL 2
89011203 Sep 16, 2026 AL L3 ELMORE AL 0
89008675 Sep 16, 2026 AL L2 PRATTVILLE AL 2
88907905 Sep 4, 2026 AL L1 PRATTVILLE AL 14 OOS
88907360 Sep 4, 2026 AL L2 STEELE AL 10 OOS
88869782 Sep 1, 2026 AL L2 PRATTVILLE AL 2

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Recent activity at ELMORE AL

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89001724 Sep 15, 2026 INTERNATIONAL DRILLING & SAWING INC 0