Roadside Inspection 87406739

Roadside inspection on Mar 25, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: ECS&M INC (USDOT 2788483) • Vehicle: PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87406739
Date:
Mar 25, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC-87/ NC-11
Carrier (USDOT):
ECS&M INC (2788483)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 389 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
YA156916 (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 8.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, 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
1
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.44 violations per inspection across 54 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 24,857 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 577,701 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
78%
27 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
2
1 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
1 violations · 1 OOS · 0.25 per inspection
Prior 365 days
27
8 violations · 1 OOS · 0.30 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 393.75A (Flat tire or fabric exposed, severity weight 8). (393.75A)

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 1NPXL4TX8JD489496 NC YA156916 PETERBILT 389 2018

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.75A Flat tire or fabric exposed 8 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
87738680 Apr 30, 2026 NC L3 US 17 NEAR NC 904 0
87406872 Mar 25, 2026 NC L1 NC 87 1 OOS
87406742 Mar 25, 2026 NC L1 NC 87 0
87395332 Mar 24, 2026 NC L3 0
87138276 Feb 24, 2026 NC L2 1 OOS
87098600 Feb 19, 2026 NC L3 SR 1426 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87738680 Apr 30, 2026 NC L3 1NPXL4TX8JD489496
87406872 Mar 25, 2026 NC L1 1NPXL4TX8JD489496 OOS
85654372 Aug 29, 2025 NC L1 1NPXL4TX8JD489496
83505706 Dec 27, 2024 NC L1 1NPXL4TX8JD489496
83449605 Dec 20, 2024 NC L1 1NPXL4TX8JD489496
82952736 Oct 18, 2024 NC L2 1NPXL4TX8JD489496 OOS
81026503 Mar 5, 2024 NC L3 1NPXL4TX8JD489496
79607837 Sep 7, 2023 NC L3 1NPXL4TX8JD489496

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