APPALACHIAN

Roadside inspection site in Alabama • 5 inspections on record

APPALACHIAN is a roadside inspection site in Alabama where state law-enforcement officers conduct commercial-vehicle inspections under the federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). Last recorded inspection: Mar 24, 2025. Use this page to see how often the site is active, what violations inspectors most often cite, which carriers come through, and how the out-of-service rate compares to the state average.

Possibly dormant or seasonal

No FMCSA inspections have been recorded at APPALACHIAN in the last 90 days. The site may be seasonal, temporarily closed, or unstaffed. Check with the state DOT or commercial-vehicle enforcement office before relying on current activity levels.

Total Inspections
5
OOS Rate
N/A
OOS Inspections
0
Unique Carriers
5
HazMat
0
Avg Violations
1.8
Name:
APPALACHIAN
State:
Alabama (AL)
Total Inspections:
5
Active Since:
Feb 6, 2024
Latest Inspection:
Mar 24, 2025

Ranks 946th by inspection volume in Alabama.

About This Inspection Site

APPALACHIAN is a roadside inspection location in Alabama where FMCSA-certified inspectors conduct safety inspections of commercial motor vehicles under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). This site has conducted 5 recorded inspections from Feb 6, 2024 to Mar 24, 2025 .

A total of 5 unique carriers have been inspected at this site. The average number of violations per inspection is 1.8.

Inspections follow CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) North American Standard procedures and may include weight checks, credential verification, mechanical inspection, hours-of-service compliance review, and hazardous materials documentation checks. Vehicles or drivers that fail critical safety criteria are placed out of service until deficiencies are corrected.

Reported inspection-feed labels

Raw FMCSA reported-location label that have been recorded against this canonical inspection site. Each link opens the audit/evidence cluster page for that label — every inspection FMCSA filed under that exact reported text, in the Alabama inspection feed. For the deep canonical-station view, you're already here.

Peer Stations in Alabama

Stations of similar inspection volume — useful for comparing OOS rates and operating patterns.

Carriers Inspected

Showing 5 of 5 (page 1 of 1)

Carrier Inspections ▼
ACEE TRUCKING INC
FALKVILLE, AL
1
JB TRANSPORTATION LLC
BOAZ, AL
1
HEARD FREIGHTING ENTERPRISE LLC
DOUGLASVILLE, GA
1
SEAWRIGHT & ROBISON CONSTRUCTION INC
ASHVILLE, AL
1
KYER BOY TRUCKING LLC
MADISON, GA
1

Recent Inspections

5 inspections at this site (page 1 of 1)

Inspection ID Carrier Violations
84207059 JB TRANSPORTATION LLC 0
81104011 KYER BOY TRUCKING LLC 0
81094092 HEARD FREIGHTING ENTERPRISE LLC 5
81094091 ACEE TRUCKING INC 1
80777094 SEAWRIGHT & ROBISON CONSTRUCTION INC 3

How to use station-level data

  1. Note the station's typical activity hours. Use the activity heatmap on this page to see when APPALACHIAN has historically been most heavily staffed. FMCSA does not publish official hours, so the inspection record is the closest proxy.
  2. Check what level of inspection typically happens here. The Inspection Level Breakdown shows what mix of CVSA Level I, II, III, IV, V, and VI inspections this site runs. Expect the level-mix at the next visit to look similar.
  3. Review the most-cited violation codes. Codes that show up most often in the Top Violations table tell you what inspectors at this station focus on — often brake-system, lighting, tire, or hours-of-service items. These are the inspectors' hot buttons.
  4. Pre-trip your truck against those specific codes. Walk-around the tractor and trailer and physically verify each item the top codes describe. A 5-minute pre-trip aligned to this station's hot codes is far more efficient than a generic checklist.
  5. Track your own inspection history at /usdot/{your-USDOT}/inspections/. After every inspection, confirm the report shows up on your USDOT profile within 30 days. Disputes (DataQs) must be filed against your own record, not the station's.

Frequently asked questions about APPALACHIAN

What kind of inspections happen at APPALACHIAN?
APPALACHIAN is part of the federal MCSAP program — officers may run any of the six CVSA inspection levels (I full, II walk-around, III driver-only, IV special, V vehicle-only, VI radioactive). The mix of levels seen here is not yet published in FMCSA's public file.
How many trucks have been inspected here?
FMCSA records show 5 inspections between Feb 6, 2024 and Mar 24, 2025. The figure counts every roadside inspection report tied to this site, not unique vehicles — a truck inspected twice in one year shows up twice.
What's the out-of-service rate at this station?
APPALACHIAN has too few inspections on file to publish a stable OOS rate. FMCSA's guidance is to wait for ≥100 inspections before reading meaning into the figure.
Where exactly is this station located?
APPALACHIAN is somewhere in Alabama. FMCSA's public file does not name a city or coordinates for this site; the state DOT is the authoritative source for the physical address.
When is this station typically active?
APPALACHIAN doesn't yet have enough monthly history (six months minimum) to publish a reliable activity pattern. FMCSA does not list operating hours directly.
What violations are most commonly cited here?
APPALACHIAN has fewer than 50 violation citations on file — too few to identify a stable pattern. Pre-trip your truck against the full FMCSR Part 392/393/396 checklist regardless of which station you expect to encounter.
Can I avoid this station?
Most weigh stations and inspection sites are positioned on principal Interstate corridors and require all commercial vehicles to enter when staffed. Carriers enrolled in PrePass, Drivewyze, or BestPass with a clean safety record can be electronically pre-cleared and bypass the scale; carriers with poor safety scores are denied bypass and required to pull in. Detouring to avoid an open scale is generally illegal.
How does this station compare to others in Alabama?
APPALACHIAN doesn't yet have a large enough sample (≥100 inspections) to compare against other Alabama stations. The full state ranking is at /stations/AL/.

About FMCSA inspection stations

FMCSA inspection stations — sometimes called weigh stations, scales, or ports of entry — are the physical points where state law-enforcement officers stop commercial motor vehicles to conduct safety inspections, weight checks, and credential verification. The federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) funds the inspector workforce; the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) defines the inspection-level standards (Levels I through VI). Every report becomes part of FMCSA's national inspection file, which is what TruckCodex mirrors here.

A station's "OOS rate" — out-of-service rate — measures the share of inspections that ended with the vehicle, driver, or both placed out of service. A high OOS rate doesn't necessarily mean the inspectors are stricter; more often it reflects the population of carriers passing through the corridor. A low OOS rate often means the station is on a route used by larger, well-maintained fleets running regular pre-trip programs.

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