Roadside Inspection 88614345

Roadside inspection on Aug 5, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: VCN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 4026407) • Vehicle: RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
1
OOS Violations
1
100% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88614345
Date:
Aug 5, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
1
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
SHALLOTTE NC
Carrier (USDOT):
VCN EXPRESS INC (4026407)
Vehicle:
RAM 5500 STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
58808PF (NY)

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 4.

Compared to the median Level 1 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
Cleaner than carrier average
Carrier averages 3.11 violations per inspection across 28 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Carolina
1
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 10,396 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
1
Same as the median (1)
Compared to 403,278 Level 1 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
Yes
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 1 inspections in 2026
Carrier clean-inspection rate (12 mo)
30%
10 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
8 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
15 violations · 3 OOS · 3.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
10
39 violations · 4 OOS · 3.90 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 393.43DBMA (Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle., severity weight 4). (393.43DBMA)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3C7WRMFL8RG334359 NY 58808PF RAM 5500 2024
2 FULL TRAILER 11111111111111111 ME 5422483 Other

Violations Cited

1 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.43DBMA Brake - Breakaway not attached to the towing vehicle. 4 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
88431256 Jul 15, 2026 MO L1 5
88370130 Jul 8, 2026 CO L3 3 OOS
88137837 Jun 12, 2026 MO L2 5 OOS
88099593 Jun 10, 2026 AR L1 2 OOS

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88777561 Aug 24, 2026 NC L3 11111111111111111
88728357 Aug 18, 2026 NC L1 11111111111111111 OOS
88731615 Aug 17, 2026 TN L2 11111111111111111 OOS
88675117 Aug 7, 2026 WA L2 11111111111111111 OOS
88580505 Jul 30, 2026 FL L3 11111111111111111
88518079 Jul 24, 2026 OH L1 11111111111111111
88370216 Jul 8, 2026 TN L3 11111111111111111
88341785 Jul 6, 2026 OH L3 11111111111111111

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