Roadside Inspection 89012544

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: SMITH INDUSTRIAL SERVICE INC (USDOT 472342) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89012544
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
CREOLA AL
Operating authority:
MC1227711
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T880 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
1227360 (AL)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

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 slightly above 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 1.37 violations per inspection across 150 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 14,071 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at CREOLA AL
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 288 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 599,292 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 29.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
40%
55 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
8
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
13
19 violations · 2 OOS · 1.46 per inspection
Prior 365 days
55
86 violations · 9 OOS · 1.56 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKZL40X4MJ431149 AL 1227360 KENWORTH T880 2021

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.60E Windshield - Obstructed. 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
88985717 Sep 14, 2026 LA L3 METAIRIE LA 0
88979181 Sep 11, 2026 AL L2 GROVE HILL AL 3
88962028 Sep 10, 2026 AL L2 MCINTOSH AL 1
88963914 Sep 9, 2026 FL L3 PANAMA CITY FL 0
88885022 Sep 1, 2026 FL L3 MILTON FL 0
88874717 Aug 31, 2026 FL L3 PENSACOLA FL 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88604405 Aug 4, 2026 AL L2 1NKZL40X4MJ431149
88215850 Jun 22, 2026 AL L3 1NKZL40X4MJ431149
87446987 Mar 27, 2026 AL L2 1NKZL40X4MJ431149
86989399 Feb 6, 2026 GA L3 1NKZL40X4MJ431149
86316847 Nov 13, 2025 AL L2 1NKZL40X4MJ431149 OOS
85877348 Sep 25, 2025 AL L3 1NKZL40X4MJ431149
85026702 Jun 24, 2025 AL L2 1NKZL40X4MJ431149
84563812 May 2, 2025 AL L2 1NKZL40X4MJ431149

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