Roadside Inspection 79617878

Roadside inspection on Sep 8, 2023 in North Carolina • Carrier: ZEPHYR TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3868348) • 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 #:
79617878
Date:
Sep 8, 2023
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
US 70 IN PVA OF CIRCLE K
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER C.O.E. TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
ZB63829 (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 4.

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 US 70 IN PVA OF CIRCLE K
1
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 102 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 393.51 (No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge, severity weight 4). (393.51)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUEYCYBXEH244696 NC ZB63829 FREIGHTLINER C.O.E. 1984
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS24881A500601 NC AB18152 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2001

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.51 No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge 4 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
79470676 Aug 22, 2023 NC L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86490819 Dec 3, 2025 NC L2 1UYFS24881A500601 OOS
86459471 Dec 1, 2025 NC L2 1UYFS24881A500601
85360879 Jul 29, 2025 NC L3 1UYFS24881A500601
83766132 Feb 3, 2025 NC L2 1FUEYCYBXEH244696 OOS
82631011 Sep 10, 2024 NC L2 1UYFS24881A500601
81614838 May 14, 2024 NC L3 1UYFS24881A500601
81531069 May 6, 2024 NC L2 1UYFS24881A500601 OOS
80753828 Feb 1, 2024 NC L2 1FUEYCYBXEH244696 OOS

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