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Roadside Inspection 89270407

Roadside inspection on Oct 15, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: BALLARD CONTRACTORS INC (USDOT 553701) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
0
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89270407
Date:
Oct 15, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
0
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
TUSCALOOSA AL
Vehicle:
WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
1231877 (AL)

What this inspection means

This is a clean inspection — no violations were recorded.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a clean and typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
0
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.74 violations per inspection across 34 prior records
vs Level 3 median in Alabama
0
On par with median (0)
Median of 14,402 Level 3 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at TUSCALOOSA AL
0
On par with station median (0)
Median of 145 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
0
Same as the median (0)
Compared to 651,207 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 7.6%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
47%
15 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
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
11
7 violations · 0 OOS · 0.64 per inspection
Prior 365 days
15
18 violations · 0 OOS · 1.20 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (7 violations across 11 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 1.74 per inspection).

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 5KJJALDR3CPBR6965 AL 1231877 WESTERN STAR 4900 2012 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MADN3033VW091115 AL 63C1MRC MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Ticket: Mack
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING 2027 —
No violations cited during this inspection.

Nearby inspections (same carrier, ±60 days)

Other times this carrier was inspected around the same date.

Inspection Date State Level Location Violations OOS
88998298 Sep 15, 2026 AL L3 TUSCALOOSA AL 0 —
88998070 Sep 14, 2026 AL L2 MOUNDVILLE AL 2 —
88893957 Sep 3, 2026 MS L3 WAYNE COUNTY MS 1 —
88881771 Sep 1, 2026 AL L3 TUSCALOOSA AL 0 —
88753162 Aug 20, 2026 AL L3 — 1 —
88746538 Aug 19, 2026 AL L2 — 2 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88893957 Sep 3, 2026 MS L3 5KJJALDR3CPBR6965 —
88893957 Sep 3, 2026 MS L3 5MADN3033VW091115 —
88753162 Aug 20, 2026 AL L3 5KJJALDR3CPBR6965 —
88753162 Aug 20, 2026 AL L3 5MADN3033VW091115 —
87823058 May 12, 2026 AL L3 5KJJALDR3CPBR6965 —
87823058 May 12, 2026 AL L3 5MADN3033VW091115 —

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