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Roadside Inspection 78413012

Roadside inspection on Apr 20, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: GAINES EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2155076) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78413012
Date:
Apr 20, 2023
Type:
—
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-40
Carrier (USDOT):
GAINES EXPRESS LLC (2155076)
Operating authority:
MC749207
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
NV3863 (NC)

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 1.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2023, 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 Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,113 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2023
vs typical at I-40
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 118 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 642,260 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2023
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 25.2%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2023
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 393.100(c) (Failure to prevent cargo shifting, severity weight 1). (393.100(c))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJHHDR0PLNK7641 NC NV3863 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023 —
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2487N5541106 ME 3049324 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022 —

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100(c) Failure to prevent cargo shifting 1 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
78860869 Jun 11, 2023 NC L3 — 1 —
78839837 Jun 8, 2023 NC L3 40 0 —
78727158 May 25, 2023 GA L3 — 6 —
78726551 May 25, 2023 WV L3 BARBOURSVILLE WORK ZONE 1 —
78696724 May 23, 2023 MD L2 — 1 —
78702161 May 22, 2023 NC L3 — 0 —

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88401683 Jul 14, 2026 NC L3 1UYFS2487N5541106 —
87093583 Feb 17, 2026 UT L3 1FUJHHDR0PLNK7641 —
84802070 Apr 29, 2025 IL L2 1FUJHHDR0PLNK7641 —
81556778 May 8, 2024 SC L3 1FUJHHDR0PLNK7641 —
81126777 Mar 17, 2024 NC L2 1FUJHHDR0PLNK7641 —
79804059 Sep 29, 2023 NC L3 1UYFS2487N5541106 —
79579664 Sep 2, 2023 NC L3 1FUJHHDR0PLNK7641 —
78616981 May 12, 2023 WV L3 1FUJHHDR0PLNK7641 —

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