Roadside Inspection 80915822

Roadside inspection on Feb 21, 2024 in North Carolina • Carrier: AJ'S TRUCK LINES LLC (USDOT 4060689) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
5
OOS Violations
2
40% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
80915822
Date:
Feb 21, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
5
HazMat:
No
Operating authority:
MC1540717
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Columbia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P784522 (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 26.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2024, 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
5
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 32,093 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2024

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
5
4 more than the median (1)
Compared to 941,515 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2024
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.0%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2024
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)(2) (Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(2))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1FUJA6CK86LX00849 SC P784522 FREIGHTLINER Columbia 2006
2 SEMI-TRAILER 13N148306W1580145 NC AJ11914 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co. 2028

Violations Cited

5 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(2) Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking 4 Vehicle Maintenance
393.13(c)(1) No Side retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material as required for vehicles manufactured before December 1993 3 Vehicle Maintenance
393.13(c)(3) No Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material as required for vehicles manufactured before December 1993 3 Vehicle Maintenance

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
81196216 Mar 26, 2024 NC L3 I-485 INNERLOOP 1

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88403547 Jul 14, 2026 NC L2 1FUJA6CK86LX00849
85449915 Aug 6, 2025 SC L3 1FUJA6CK86LX00849
81695677 May 23, 2024 SC L2 13N148306W1580145 OOS
81695677 May 23, 2024 SC L2 1FUJA6CK86LX00849 OOS
81196216 Mar 26, 2024 NC L3 1FUJA6CK86LX00849

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