Roadside Inspection 88748320

Roadside inspection on Aug 20, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: SUPERIOR CRANES INC (USDOT 732140) • Vehicle: Other OTHER

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
1
50% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88748320
Date:
Aug 20, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Reported location:
BEULAVILLE NC
Carrier (USDOT):
SUPERIOR CRANES INC (732140)
Vehicle:
Other OTHER
Plate:
SM27080 (SC)

What this inspection means

The vehicle was placed out of service at this inspection.

Cited issues fall mainly under Unsafe Driving and 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

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 0.72 violations per inspection across 294 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 23,413 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 546,405 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)
64%
83 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
4
0 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
16
2 violations · 0 OOS · 0.13 per inspection
Prior 365 days
83
49 violations · 7 OOS · 0.59 per inspection

This inspection occurred during a noticeably cleaner stretch than the carrier's lifetime average (2 violations across 16 prior-90-day inspections vs a lifetime average of 0.72 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 393.9A-LTSI (Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle., severity weight 6). (393.9A-LTSI)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 OTHER WMGKB5175NZ0F0671 SC SM27080 Other
2 OTHER 1N9G62A25N1012039 ME SE72453 NELSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Ticket: Other
Nelson Manufacturing Company 2022

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
392.2-SLLTL State/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation. 8 Unsafe Driving
393.9A-LTSI Lighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. 6 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
88786321 Aug 25, 2026 NC L3 CREEDMOOR NC 1
88780667 Aug 24, 2026 NC L3 0
88751194 Aug 18, 2026 NC L1 0
88718944 Aug 17, 2026 NC L3 0
88526361 Jul 27, 2026 NC L3 0
88471366 Jul 21, 2026 NC L2 0

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