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Roadside Inspection 89062536

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: HOWARD & SONS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INC (USDOT 182546) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89062536
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HEFLIN AL
Operating authority:
MC310783
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
C567DS (GA)

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 7.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 1.45 violations per inspection across 40 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 14,400 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at HEFLIN AL
1
Cleaner than station median (3)
Median of 1,614 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
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 609,249 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)
20%
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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
5
13 violations · 1 OOS · 2.60 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 393.130B-CHVE (Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles., severity weight 7). (393.130B-CHVE)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1FVHC5FE7NHMX7743 GA C567DS FREIGHTLINER M2 2022 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.130B-CHVE Heavy Vehicles/Equipment - Improper securement of accessory equipment or articulated vehicles. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82584495 Sep 5, 2024 AL L3 1FVHC5FE7NHMX7743 —
81262584 Apr 4, 2024 GA L2 1FVHC5FE7NHMX7743 —
79839708 Oct 4, 2023 GA L3 1FVHC5FE7NHMX7743 —
79670378 Sep 13, 2023 TN L2 1FVHC5FE7NHMX7743 OOS

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