Roadside Inspection 78771544

Roadside inspection on May 30, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: CHAD MICHAELS (USDOT 3158937) • Vehicle: MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
78771544
Date:
May 30, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
NC 16
Carrier (USDOT):
CHAD MICHAELS (3158937)
Vehicle:
MACK GU (Granite) STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
YA163091 (NC)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness, with a combined severity weight of 13.

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
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,113 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2023
vs typical at NC 16
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 33 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
3
2 more than 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 391.15(a) (Driving a CMV while disqualified, severity weight 8). (391.15(a))

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1M2AX04CXDM016432 NC YA163091 MACK GU (Granite) 2013

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
391.15(a) Driving a CMV while disqualified 8 Driver Fitness OOS
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.100(a) No or improper load securement 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
79108795 Jul 10, 2023 NC L2 5
78728294 May 25, 2023 NC L3 CATAWBA COUNTY, I-40, E 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87300947 Mar 16, 2026 NC L3 1M2AX04CXDM016432
85938037 Oct 1, 2025 NC L2 1M2AX04CXDM016432
83364088 Dec 10, 2024 NC L3 1M2AX04CXDM016432
79108795 Jul 10, 2023 NC L2 1M2AX04CXDM016432

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