Roadside Inspection 89034007

Roadside inspection on Sep 18, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: H W WATSON & SON LOGGING INC (USDOT 579346) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89034007
Date:
Sep 18, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
FLORENCE AL
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER SD122 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1190993 (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 10.

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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.13 violations per inspection across 23 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 14,056 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at FLORENCE AL
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 160 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 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)
11%
9 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
3 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
2
5 violations · 1 OOS · 2.50 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
27 violations · 4 OOS · 3.00 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 3AKJGND65GDGX1169 AL 1190993 FREIGHTLINER SD122 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER HW20055 AL 33AOM4U Homemade T

Violations Cited

2 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
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 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
89020000 Sep 17, 2026 AL L2 TUSCUMBIA AL 3
88689355 Aug 13, 2026 MS L2 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88689355 Aug 13, 2026 MS L2 3AKJGND65GDGX1169 OOS
86788412 Jan 13, 2026 AL L2 3AKJGND65GDGX1169
86490740 Dec 4, 2025 MS L3 3AKJGND65GDGX1169
84784523 May 23, 2025 MS L3 3AKJGND65GDGX1169
84773038 May 23, 2025 TN L1 3AKJGND65GDGX1169 OOS
83990392 Feb 27, 2025 TN L3 3AKJGND65GDGX1169
81294157 Apr 8, 2024 AL L2 3AKJGND65GDGX1169 OOS
80987714 Feb 29, 2024 AL L2 3AKJGND65GDGX1169

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