Roadside Inspection 88746611

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: WEL COMPANIES INC (USDOT 166046) • Vehicle: PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR

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

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88746611
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HICKORY NC
Carrier (USDOT):
WEL COMPANIES INC (166046)
Vehicle:
PETERBILT 579 TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
96337Z (WI)

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 16.

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
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.65 violations per inspection across 885 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Carolina
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 10,304 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 399,035 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)
60%
236 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
12
7 violations · 1 OOS
Prior 90 days
42
14 violations · 2 OOS · 0.33 per inspection
Prior 365 days
236
145 violations · 21 OOS · 0.61 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 393.75A3-TAOL (Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure., severity weight 8). (393.75A3-TAOL)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 1XPBD49X7TD788081 WI 96337Z PETERBILT 579 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYVS2533N2512119 WI 807788 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2022

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
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure. 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
88786327 Aug 24, 2026 IN L3 ANGOLA IN 9
88711180 Aug 14, 2026 TN L3 1
88673914 Aug 11, 2026 PA L3 1
88672169 Aug 11, 2026 AR L3 1
88666175 Aug 11, 2026 PA L2 0
88649801 Aug 8, 2026 IN L3 2

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