Roadside Inspection 89026243

Roadside inspection on Sep 16, 2026 in Tennessee • Carrier: ALABAMA MOTOR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 325932) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver OOS CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89026243
Date:
Sep 16, 2026
State:
Tennessee
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STANTON TN
Operating authority:
MC212184
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1227881 (AL)

What this inspection means

The driver was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 2.

Compared to the median Level 3 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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.78 violations per inspection across 695 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Tennessee
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 28,509 Level 3 inspections in Tennessee during 2026
vs typical at STANTON TN
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 7,531 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
1
1 more than the median (0)
Compared to 615,095 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
52%
199 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
21
11 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
46
30 violations · 5 OOS · 0.65 per inspection
Prior 365 days
199
157 violations · 27 OOS · 0.79 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 391.11B4-CLHA (Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate, severity weight 2). (391.11B4-CLHA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHHDV5MSMA7178 AL 1227881 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D2PL376496 TN 323541T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2023

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC 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

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
89035576 Sep 18, 2026 AL L3 GOOD HOPE AL 0
89018610 Sep 17, 2026 AL L3 STEELE AL 0
89016674 Sep 17, 2026 NC L2 STATESVILLE NC 2 OOS
89026786 Sep 16, 2026 MD L2 BALTIMORE MD 1
89008587 Sep 16, 2026 KY L3 CORBIN KY 1
89023365 Sep 15, 2026 TN L1 MOHAWK TN 1 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
85626834 Aug 22, 2025 GA L3 3AKJHHDV5MSMA7178
84447878 Apr 18, 2025 IL L3 3AKJHHDV5MSMA7178
80577107 Jan 10, 2024 SC L3 3AKJHHDV5MSMA7178
79607414 Sep 6, 2023 MS L3 1JJV532D2PL376496

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