Roadside Inspection 79362703

Roadside inspection on Aug 8, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: ARDS TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 63366) • Vehicle: PETERBILT 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 #:
79362703
Date:
Aug 8, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P783184 (SC)

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 8.

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
1
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 0.51 violations per inspection across 43 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 25,113 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2023

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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
57%
42 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
12
7 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
32
15 violations · 6 OOS · 0.47 per inspection
Prior 365 days
42
20 violations · 7 OOS · 0.48 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 393.75(a) (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75(a))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X5MD755825 SC P783184 PETERBILT 579 2021
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532D6NL291268 TN 199845T WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate 2022

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 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
79831390 Oct 3, 2023 SC L3 I-95 NB FLORENCE COUNTY 0
79821240 Oct 2, 2023 WI L2 1
79769835 Sep 27, 2023 NC L3 I-73 1
79769661 Sep 27, 2023 NC L2 ASHEVILLE WEIGH STATION I-40 E 0
79827797 Sep 26, 2023 GA L3 1
79978844 Sep 25, 2023 IL L3 I57 2

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88749360 Aug 20, 2026 SC L3 1XPBD49X5MD755825

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