Roadside Inspection 80558608

Roadside inspection on Jan 8, 2024 in North Carolina • Carrier: UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC (USDOT 3221080) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L3
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 3

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80558608
Date:
Jan 8, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-40, EAST (ROADSIDE)
Operating authority:
MC1008085
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
3470513 (IN)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and General/Admin, with a combined severity weight of 1.

Compared to the median Level 3 inspection nationwide in 2024, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.76 violations per inspection across 192 prior records
vs Level 3 median in North Carolina
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 45,094 Level 3 inspections in North Carolina during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 3 median
2
2 more than the median (0)
Compared to 938,340 Level 3 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 4.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 3 inspections in 2024
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
55%
191 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
16
23 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
67
57 violations · 6 OOS · 0.85 per inspection
Prior 365 days
191
145 violations · 24 OOS · 0.76 per inspection

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X0PD840740 IN 3470513 PETERBILT 579 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 3H3V532C6HT875181 OK 6942LQ HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers 2017

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.22(g) Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver 1 Hours of Service
390.17 Carrier - Operating a CMV with additional equipment/accessories which decreases the safe operation of the CMV. Explain: General/Admin

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
81111487 Mar 8, 2024 WI L2 LAKE GENEVA WI 1
81072932 Mar 7, 2024 NC L1 HAYWOOD CO I40 WB 7MM OFF RAMP 1
81049475 Mar 6, 2024 MI L2 1
81069471 Mar 5, 2024 TN L2 GILES COUNTY SCALES 0
81006272 Mar 2, 2024 AL L2 1 OOS
80987562 Feb 29, 2024 AL L2 ATTALLA 5

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86688515 Dec 30, 2025 AZ L2 1XPBD49X0PD840740
84958436 Jun 13, 2025 TN L3 3H3V532C6HT875181
82208158 Jul 19, 2024 TN L1 1XPBD49X0PD840740
81960173 Jun 25, 2024 NC L3 1XPBD49X0PD840740
81072932 Mar 7, 2024 NC L1 1XPBD49X0PD840740
80858179 Feb 14, 2024 TN L1 1XPBD49X0PD840740
80858065 Feb 14, 2024 TN L1 1XPBD49X0PD840740 OOS
80558445 Jan 8, 2024 NC L2 3H3V532C6HT875181 OOS

Related records

Recent activity at I-40, EAST (ROADSIDE)

Other carriers inspected here recently.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations OOS
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