Roadside Inspection 81939998

Roadside inspection on Jun 20, 2024 in North Carolina • Carrier: DEE JAYS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2458081) • Vehicle: STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
81939998
Date:
Jun 20, 2024
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
I-40 NEAR I-540
Vehicle:
STERLING TRUCK L9500 series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket make:
Stlg
Plate:
ZB44071 (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 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 0.71 violations per inspection across 14 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

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)
62%
13 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
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
4
1 violations · 0 OOS · 0.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
13
9 violations · 2 OOS · 0.69 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

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 2FZSAZA871AH46133 NC ZB44071 STERLING TRUCK
Ticket: Stlg
L9500 series 2001

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
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories 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
82413695 Aug 15, 2024 NC L3 0
81516985 May 2, 2024 NC L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
83995598 Feb 28, 2025 NC L2 2FZSAZA871AH46133 OOS
83402799 Dec 13, 2024 NC L2 2FZSAZA871AH46133
82879129 Oct 10, 2024 NC L2 2FZSAZA871AH46133 OOS
82497672 Aug 26, 2024 NC L2 2FZSAZA871AH46133 OOS
81374946 Apr 17, 2024 NC L3 2FZSAZA871AH46133
81195906 Mar 25, 2024 NC L3 2FZSAZA871AH46133
80989070 Feb 29, 2024 NC L3 2FZSAZA871AH46133

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