Roadside Inspection 88373395
Roadside inspection on Jul 10, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: CARDINAL CIVIL CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 3938530) • Vehicle: WESTERN STAR TRUCK TRACTOR
Inspection Details
Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.
- Inspection #:
- 88373395
- Date:
- Jul 10, 2026
- State:
- North Carolina
- Level:
- Level II — Walk-Around
- Type:
- —
- Units inspected:
- 1
- Violations:
- 2
- HazMat:
- No
- Inspection site:
- CHARLOTTE NC
- Carrier (USDOT):
- CARDINAL CIVIL CONTRACTING LLC (3938530)
- Vehicle:
- WESTERN STAR 4700 TRUCK TRACTOR
- Plate:
- VW4464 (NC)
- VIN:
- 5KKMAVDV7EPFV0779
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 14.
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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Carrier trend at this moment
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This inspection occurred during a stretch where the carrier had 2.1× their typical violation rate (8 violations across 10 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.38 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)
Units Inspected
1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.
| Seq | Type | VIN | Plate | Make | Model | Year | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUCK TRACTOR | 5KKMAVDV7EPFV0779 | NC VW4464 | WESTERN STAR | 4700 | 2014 | — |
Violations Cited
2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.
| Code | Description | Severity Wt | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.75A3-TAOL | Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. | 8 | Vehicle Maintenance | OOS |
| 393.9A-LHLI | Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88895404 | Sep 3, 2026 | NC | L3 | BUTNER NC | 0 | — |
| 88800868 | Aug 26, 2026 | NC | L2 | MOCKSVILLE NC | 0 | — |
| 88798824 | Aug 26, 2026 | NC | L1 | WILSON NC | 2 | OOS |
| 88779380 | Aug 24, 2026 | NC | L1 | — | 1 | — |
| 88701188 | Aug 14, 2026 | NC | L3 | — | 0 | — |
| 88689609 | Aug 13, 2026 | NC | L2 | — | 0 | — |
Other inspections of these vehicles
History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.
| Inspection | Date | State | Level | VIN | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89272503 | Oct 15, 2026 | NC | L3 | 5KKMAVDV7EPFV0779 | — |
| 89178138 | Oct 5, 2026 | NC | L3 | 5KKMAVDV7EPFV0779 | — |
| 82879167 | Oct 10, 2024 | NC | L3 | 5KKMAVDV7EPFV0779 | — |
| 81318682 | Apr 9, 2024 | NC | L3 | 5KKMAVDV7EPFV0779 | — |
| 80849515 | Feb 14, 2024 | NC | L2 | 5KKMAVDV7EPFV0779 | OOS |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 89281875 | Oct 16, 2026 | AAA HAULING LLC | 1 | — |
| 89281561 | Oct 16, 2026 | CRATE GENERAL TRUCKING LLC | 0 | — |