Roadside Inspection 89018819

Roadside inspection on Sep 17, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: MCDONALD TIMBER COMPANY LLC (USDOT 1384856) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89018819
Date:
Sep 17, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TROY AL
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
21C0464 (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 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
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.40 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
3
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 13,356 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at TROY AL
3
Heavier than station median (2)
Median of 300 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 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
1
4 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
1
4 violations · 0 OOS · 4.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
1
4 violations · 0 OOS · 4.00 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB0X35N843153 AL 21C0464 PETERBILT 379 2005
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1M9BA402XM1435359 AL A038990 MAGNOLIA TRAILERS, INC. MAGNOLIA TRAILERS, INC. 2021

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 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
88828839 Aug 27, 2026 AL L2 TROY AL 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83589975 Jan 13, 2025 AL L3 1XP5DB0X35N843153
82392945 Aug 14, 2024 AL L3 1XP5DB0X35N843153
81469888 Apr 29, 2024 AL L3 1M9BA402XM1435359
80909809 Feb 14, 2024 FL L3 1XP5DB0X35N843153
78553467 May 8, 2023 AL L3 1XP5DB0X35N843153

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