Roadside Inspection 79280146

Roadside inspection on Jul 27, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: JAMES LEE WALTON JR (USDOT 2525203) • Vehicle: KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
79280146
Date:
Jul 27, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
95
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZB63311 (NC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and 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 this carrier's typical
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.30 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
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 95
3
Heavier than station median (1)
Median of 226 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
78%
9 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
5
1 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
7
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.14 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.22 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 7 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.30 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 393.100(a) (No or improper load securement, severity weight 1). (393.100(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XKDD48X86J138116 NC ZB63311 KENWORTH T8 Series 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5MC422814N3211499 NC AM53769 MANAC TRAILERS USA Manac 2022

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.100(a) No or improper load securement 1 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving
392.2 Violation of Local Laws - Explain: Unsafe Driving

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
79651817 Sep 13, 2023 NC L1 US70 NEAR SR 1225 0
79617967 Sep 8, 2023 NC L3 NC 55 1
79580381 Sep 5, 2023 NC L3 0
79408150 Aug 14, 2023 NC L3 MM 132 1
79394485 Aug 11, 2023 NC L3 I-95 SB 0
79341206 Aug 7, 2023 NC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
84051288 Mar 6, 2025 NC L3 5MC422814N3211499
79852434 Oct 4, 2023 NC L3 1XKDD48X86J138116
79852434 Oct 4, 2023 NC L3 5MC422814N3211499
79109007 Jul 11, 2023 NC L2 1XKDD48X86J138116
79109007 Jul 11, 2023 NC L2 5MC422814N3211499
78466375 Apr 27, 2023 NC L2 1XKDD48X86J138116
78466375 Apr 27, 2023 NC L2 5MC422814N3211499

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