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Roadside Inspection 89340636

Roadside inspection on Oct 21, 2026 in Alabama • Carrier: HC TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 726855) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
89340636
Date:
Oct 21, 2026
State:
Alabama
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
COTTONDALE AL
Carrier (USDOT):
HC TRANSPORT INC (726855)
Operating authority:
MC332810
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER M2 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
PXC0676 (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 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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.26 violations per inspection across 972 prior records
vs Level 1 median in Alabama
2
On par with median (2)
Median of 5,155 Level 1 inspections in Alabama during 2026
vs typical at COTTONDALE AL
2
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 1,221 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
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 501,851 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.8%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
49%
232 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
27
32 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
72
82 violations · 8 OOS · 1.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
232
266 violations · 29 OOS · 1.15 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 396.3A1-F (Fuel - Dripping leak., severity weight 3). (396.3A1-F)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKBCYFE3JDJL7646 OH PXC0676 FREIGHTLINER M2 2018 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS1292WM563202 OH TLJ4280 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2028 —

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998. 4 Vehicle Maintenance —
396.3A1-F Fuel - Dripping leak. 3 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
89333443 Oct 23, 2026 MI L2 MI 3 —
89326027 Oct 20, 2026 OH L1 LUCASVILLE OH 0 —
89284186 Oct 16, 2026 AL L3 CULLMAN AL 1 —
89282334 Oct 16, 2026 MI L2 MI 2 —
89272188 Oct 15, 2026 MI L3 MI 1 —
89267892 Oct 15, 2026 KY L1 VERONA KY 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82199010 Jul 16, 2024 US L1 3AKBCYFE3JDJL7646 —

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