Roadside Inspection 81827429

Roadside inspection on Jun 6, 2024 in North Carolina • Carrier: SMITH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 264036) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81827429
Date:
Jun 6, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I73 EXIT 30
Carrier (USDOT):
SMITH TRUCKING INC (264036)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
P777880 (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 10.

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 this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.16 violations per inspection across 62 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 32,093 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2024
vs typical at I73 EXIT 30
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 498 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
2
1 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
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
27%
55 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
6 violations · 2 OOS
Prior 90 days
15
19 violations · 4 OOS · 1.27 per inspection
Prior 365 days
55
64 violations · 11 OOS · 1.16 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)(3) (Tire-flat and/or audible air leak, severity weight 8). (393.75(a)(3))

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3AKJHLDV9PSNK5455 SC P777880 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2023
2 SEMI-TRAILER 5HTSN4223C7U91638 SC 100000PT HEIL TRAILER INTERNATIONAL Heil Trailer International 2012

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 8 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.205(c) Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing 2 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
82163043 Jul 18, 2024 SC L3 US 521 SUMTER COUNTY 1
82150833 Jul 18, 2024 SC L3 I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY 1
82072252 Jul 8, 2024 SC L3 I-26 WB DORCHESTER COUNTY 1
82089018 Jul 5, 2024 GA L3 AUGUSTA GA 1
82021820 Jul 2, 2024 SC L2 I-20 WB LEXINGTON COUNTY 4 OOS
81923557 Jun 20, 2024 SC L2 I-20 EB ROADSIDE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88418644 Jul 15, 2026 SC L3 3AKJHLDV9PSNK5455
83520479 Jan 2, 2025 SC L3 3AKJHLDV9PSNK5455

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