Roadside Inspection 89009249

Roadside inspection on Sep 15, 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
4
OOS Violations
2
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89009249
Date:
Sep 15, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
OPP AL
Carrier (USDOT):
BOWDEN TRUCKING INC (209921)
Operating authority:
MC161023
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNR TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1214218 (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 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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.00 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
4
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 14,056 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at OPP AL
4
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 91 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
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 597,431 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)
60%
5 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
1
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
3
2 violations · 1 OOS · 0.67 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
2 violations · 1 OOS · 0.40 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 393.110B2II-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 5 feet and no more than 10 feet., severity weight 3). (393.110B2II-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4WC9EHXLN266397 AL 1214218 VOLVO TRUCK VNR 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJF482W31S581084 AL 6A003T1 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2001

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.110B2II-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (w/o headerboard/blocking) for article(s) of cargo longer than 5 feet and no more than 10 feet. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.118D-CDL Dressed Lumber - Improper Securement of bundles transported using more than one tier. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-LLPL Lighting - License plate lamp inoperative. 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
88969384 Sep 9, 2026 AL L2 MONTGOMERY AL 1 OOS
88638583 Aug 7, 2026 AL L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82138345 Jul 11, 2024 GA L3 4V4WC9EHXLN266397

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