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Roadside Inspection 89253006

Roadside inspection on Oct 13, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: HORIZON SOUTH INC (USDOT 2318070) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
8
OOS Violations
2
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89253006
Date:
Oct 13, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
8
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HEFLIN AL
Carrier (USDOT):
HORIZON SOUTH INC (2318070)
Operating authority:
MC791344
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
C324DC (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 33.

Compared to the median Level 1 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 1.44 violations per inspection across 251 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alabama
8
Heavier than median (2)
Median of 5,156 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at HEFLIN AL
8
Heavier than station median (3)
Median of 1,657 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
8
7 more than the median (1)
Compared to 502,836 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
41%
73 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
4
3 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
15 violations · 2 OOS · 0.94 per inspection
Prior 365 days
73
93 violations · 12 OOS · 1.27 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 1FUJGLDR0BSAX5908 GA C324DC FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2011 —
2 INTERMODAL CHASSIS 3H3C402S4JT939336 TN U839415 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2018 —

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
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.47E Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
392.8-D Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment. 2 Vehicle Maintenance —
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 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
89304605 Oct 20, 2026 MS L1 G-92 INSPECTION STATION I-10 0 —
89273925 Oct 15, 2026 AL L3 HANCEVILLE AL 0 —
89191543 Oct 6, 2026 KY L2 RICHMOND KY 1 —
89103256 Sep 24, 2026 TN L2 VONORE TN 1 OOS
89072023 Sep 22, 2026 AL L3 HEFLIN AL 1 —
89070761 Sep 21, 2026 TN L2 JACKSON TN 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84598623 Apr 30, 2025 GA L3 1FUJGLDR0BSAX5908 —
79817224 Oct 3, 2023 AL L2 3H3C402S4JT939336 —

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