Roadside Inspection 87970619

Roadside inspection on May 26, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: HFI HARVESTING INC (USDOT 3629324) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver OOS CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
2
67% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
87970619
Date:
May 26, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
MCDOWELL COUNTY, I-40, E
Carrier (USDOT):
HFI HARVESTING INC (3629324)
Operating authority:
MC1242772
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
FZ0730 (IA)

What this inspection means

Both the vehicle and the driver were placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Hours of Service and Driver Fitness, 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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 1.92 violations per inspection across 13 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 24,857 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at MCDOWELL COUNTY, I-40, E
3
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 96 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
3
2 more than 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)
20%
5 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
2
2 violations · 1 OOS · 1.00 per inspection
Prior 365 days
5
10 violations · 3 OOS · 2.00 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 395.8E (False report of drivers record of duty status, severity weight 7). (395.8E)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBDP9X4HD413628 IA FZ0730 PETERBILT 579 2017
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1K9SF482XLK226244 IL 694951ST KRUZ 2020

Violations Cited

3 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
395.8E False report of drivers record of duty status 7 Hours of Service OOS
391.43H Improper medical examiner's certificate form 1 Driver Fitness
392.9AA1 Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle without the required operating authority. Unsafe Driving 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
87606122 Apr 10, 2026 VT L3 VT 0
87453075 Mar 30, 2026 IA L1 2 OOS

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