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Roadside Inspection 89076290

Roadside inspection on Sep 21, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: R & J TRUCKING INC (USDOT 255968) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89076290
Date:
Sep 21, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONDALE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
R & J TRUCKING INC (255968)
Operating authority:
MC181556
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL LT625 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PWH7773 (OH)

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 0.84 violations per inspection across 623 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
1
Cleaner than median (2)
Median of 14,196 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at COTTONDALE AL
1
On par with station median (1)
Median of 1,214 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 602,863 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)
50%
157 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
7
5 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
35
18 violations · 1 OOS · 0.51 per inspection
Prior 365 days
157
131 violations · 10 OOS · 0.83 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 393.100B-C (Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV., severity weight 7). (393.100B-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HCDZAPR5KL075531 OH PWH7773 INTERNATIONAL LT625 2019 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1T9DA34C111066437 ME 2950334 TRAILSTAR TrailStar Manufacturing Corp 2001 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100B-C Cargo - Cargo not secured to prevent leaking/spilling/blowing/falling from CMV. 7 Vehicle Maintenance 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
89024440 Sep 16, 2026 OH L2 AKRON OH 1 —
88953907 Sep 8, 2026 OH L2 SENECAVILLE OH 2 OOS
88941430 Sep 8, 2026 OH L2 COOLVILLE OH 0 —
88918162 Sep 4, 2026 OH L3 RICHFIELD OH 0 —
88866525 Sep 1, 2026 KY L1 MOREHEAD KY 0 —
88867312 Aug 31, 2026 OH L2 YOUNGSTOWN OH 1 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88752898 Aug 20, 2026 AL L3 3HCDZAPR5KL075531 —
86253294 Nov 6, 2025 AL L2 1T9DA34C111066437 OOS
80836161 Feb 13, 2024 AL L2 1T9DA34C111066437 —
79826929 Oct 4, 2023 AL L2 1T9DA34C111066437 —
79606094 Sep 7, 2023 AL L2 1T9DA34C111066437 —

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