Roadside Inspection 88988892

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: B & T EXPRESS INC (USDOT 285442)

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
Not recorded
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88988892
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
0
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
BIRMINGHAM AL
Carrier (USDOT):
B & T EXPRESS INC (285442)
Operating authority:
MC194598

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 26.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.18 violations per inspection across 840 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 14,071 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at BIRMINGHAM AL
8
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 388 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
8
7 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)
41%
245 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
14
18 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
44
44 violations · 8 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
245
331 violations · 46 OOS · 1.35 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

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLSWZ State/Local Laws - Speeding work/construction zone. 10 Unsafe Driving
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
391.11B4-CLHA Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate 2 Driver Fitness OOS
393.95A4-EENA Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - not readily accessible. 2 Vehicle Maintenance
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner 1 Hours of Service

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
88987991 Sep 14, 2026 AL L3 BUHL AL 0
88968929 Sep 11, 2026 MS L1 ITTAWAMBA COUNTY MS 1 OOS
88903964 Sep 2, 2026 MD L2 PERRYVILLE MD 0
88902548 Sep 2, 2026 OH L3 SEVILLE OH 2 OOS
88874692 Aug 31, 2026 MD L2 PARKTON MD 1
88866688 Aug 31, 2026 MD L2 PARKTON MD 4

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