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Roadside Inspection 89001745

Roadside inspection on Sep 14, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: CAPITOL MATERIALS INC (USDOT 651103) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89001745
Date:
Sep 14, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONDALE AL
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4700 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
47BOBBT (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 5.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.79 violations per inspection across 145 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 14,286 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at COTTONDALE AL
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,242 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 605,967 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)
58%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
7
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.43 per inspection
Prior 365 days
38
29 violations · 3 OOS · 0.76 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 393.110B3-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet., severity weight 3). (393.110B3-C)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 5KKHAXDV4PPNW4782 AL 47BOBBT WESTERN STAR 4700 2023 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110B3-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 10 feet. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 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
89064718 Sep 22, 2026 AL L3 GOOD HOPE AL 1 —
89021318 Sep 14, 2026 GA L3 GRAY GA 0 —
88995110 Sep 14, 2026 FL L3 PENSACOLA FL 0 —
88686771 Aug 10, 2026 GA L3 — 1 —
88590913 Aug 3, 2026 MS L1 — 0 —
88579485 Jul 30, 2026 FL L3 — 0 —

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