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Roadside Inspection 89090944

Roadside inspection on Sep 24, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: TAYLOR-MADE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 22588) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
1
13% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89090944
Date:
Sep 24, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SAFFORD AL
Operating authority:
MC148621
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 379 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1200027 (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 32.

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
8
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 2.00 violations per inspection across 96 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Alabama
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 14,511 Level 2 inspections in Alabama during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 614,154 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)
44%
25 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
12
12 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
25
43 violations · 2 OOS · 1.72 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (12 violations across 12 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 2.00 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XP5DB9X87D731976 AL 1200027 PETERBILT 379 2007 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1Z92B48253T199190 AL 14A0WB5 ITI
Ticket: Innovative
ITI 2003 —

Violations Cited

8 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles) 5 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95F Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 2 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
89096642 Sep 24, 2026 AL L3 EASTABOGA AL 0 —
89096641 Sep 24, 2026 AL L2 LINCOLN AL 7 OOS
88752884 Aug 20, 2026 AL L2 — 6 OOS
88744594 Aug 20, 2026 AL L2 — 0 —
88737939 Aug 19, 2026 AL L3 — 0 —
88737761 Aug 19, 2026 AL L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88316763 Jul 3, 2026 AL L3 1XP5DB9X87D731976 —
88282309 Jun 30, 2026 AL L3 1XP5DB9X87D731976 —
83837800 Feb 11, 2025 AL L3 1Z92B48253T199190 —
79467945 Aug 22, 2023 AL L2 1Z92B48253T199190 —
79264742 Jul 28, 2023 AL L3 1Z92B48253T199190 —
78592571 May 10, 2023 AL L2 1Z92B48253T199190 —

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