Roadside Inspection 87088310
Roadside inspection on Feb 18, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC (USDOT 2522059) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 87088310
- Date:
- Feb 18, 2026
- State:
- North Carolina
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 1
- Violations:
- 3
- HazMat:
- No
- Reported location:
- SR 1231 / SR 1232
- Carrier (USDOT):
- JONES & SMITH CONTRACTORS LLC (2522059)
- Vehicle:
- WESTERN STAR 4700 STRAIGHT TRUCK
- Plate:
- YA162304 (NC)
- VIN:
- 5KKSAVDV0MLME4468
What this inspection means
The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.
Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance and Unsafe Driving, with a combined severity weight of 20.
Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a more severe than typical result.
Severity context
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How this compares
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This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (1 violations across 8 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.53 per inspection).
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 393.9TS (Inoperative turn signal, severity weight 6). (393.9TS)
Units Inspected
1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 5KKSAVDV0MLME4468 | NC YA162304 | WESTERN STAR | 4700 | 2021 | — |
Violations Cited
3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392.2W | Excessive Weight violation | 8 | Unsafe Driving | — |
| 393.9BRKLAMP | Inoperative Brake Lamps | 6 | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| 393.9TS | Inoperative turn signal | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87608433 | Apr 16, 2026 | NC | L2 | 11 | 1 | — |
| 87608336 | Apr 16, 2026 | NC | L2 | 587 | 0 | — |
| 87594745 | Apr 15, 2026 | NC | L3 | I587 NEAR US258 | 0 | — |
| 87395647 | Mar 24, 2026 | NC | L3 | I587 AT EXIT 53 | 1 | — |
| 87383708 | Mar 23, 2026 | NC | L3 | US 264 NEAR SUGG PKWY | 1 | — |
| 87343175 | Mar 19, 2026 | NC | L2 | 264 | 0 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88943938 | Sep 9, 2026 | NC | L3 | 5KKSAVDV0MLME4468 | — |
| 88279836 | Jun 30, 2026 | NC | L2 | 5KKSAVDV0MLME4468 | — |
| 87608433 | Apr 16, 2026 | NC | L2 | 5KKSAVDV0MLME4468 | — |
| 87395647 | Mar 24, 2026 | NC | L3 | 5KKSAVDV0MLME4468 | — |
| 87342603 | Mar 19, 2026 | NC | L2 | 5KKSAVDV0MLME4468 | OOS |
| 87214617 | Mar 5, 2026 | NC | L2 | 5KKSAVDV0MLME4468 | OOS |
| 86312902 | Nov 13, 2025 | NC | L2 | 5KKSAVDV0MLME4468 | OOS |
| 86263651 | Nov 6, 2025 | NC | L2 | 5KKSAVDV0MLME4468 | — |
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