Roadside Inspection 86403013

Roadside inspection on Nov 21, 2025 in North Carolina • Carrier: STERLING HAULING LLC (USDOT 2471386) • Vehicle: KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
3
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
86403013
Date:
Nov 21, 2025
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
1328
Vehicle:
KENWORTH T8 Series STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
ZB68533 (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 2025, 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
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 35,096 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2025

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 1,039,543 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2025
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 26.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2025
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 393.45 (Brake tubing and hose adequacy, severity weight 4). (393.45)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NKDXBEX47J209517 NC ZB68533 KENWORTH T8 Series 2007

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy 4 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required 3 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
86402774 Nov 22, 2025 MS L3 ORANGE GROVE 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
81685452 May 22, 2024 NC L3 1NKDXBEX47J209517
81531077 May 6, 2024 NC L2 1NKDXBEX47J209517 OOS
79144846 Jul 13, 2023 NC L3 1NKDXBEX47J209517

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