Roadside Inspection 88779169

Roadside inspection on Aug 24, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: WATSONTOWN TRUCKING COMPANY (USDOT 10715) • Vehicle: VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR

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 #:
88779169
Date:
Aug 24, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
ELKIN NC
Vehicle:
VOLVO TRUCK VNL TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AH10704 (PA)

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 11.

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 0.46 violations per inspection across 1,230 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 23,197 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 543,171 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)
73%
383 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
25
13 violations · 3 OOS
Prior 90 days
79
36 violations · 6 OOS · 0.46 per inspection
Prior 365 days
383
157 violations · 29 OOS · 0.41 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 393.207B-AALPME-OOS (More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged., severity weight 7). (393.207B-AALPME-OOS)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 4V4NC9EHXNN605660 PA AH10704 VOLVO TRUCK VNL 2022
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1JJV532W46L006537 PA XRR2956 WABASH Wabash National Corporation 2006

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.207B-AALPME-OOS More than 25% of the locking pins are missing or not engaged. 7 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 4 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
88805204 Aug 26, 2026 PA L2 KIDDER TWP PA 3 OOS
88789709 Aug 25, 2026 NC L1 HICKORY NC 3 OOS
88797013 Aug 24, 2026 AZ L1 FLAGSTAFF AZ 2
88795780 Aug 24, 2026 OH L2 HUBBARD OH 0
88783852 Aug 24, 2026 NC L2 1 OOS
88754739 Aug 19, 2026 CO L3 4

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
86245232 Nov 4, 2025 PA L2 4V4NC9EHXNN605660 OOS
83445963 Dec 13, 2024 NY L3 4V4NC9EHXNN605660
81654452 May 15, 2024 NY L2 4V4NC9EHXNN605660
81654464 May 9, 2024 NY L2 4V4NC9EHXNN605660
81416969 Apr 17, 2024 NY L1 4V4NC9EHXNN605660
80959025 Feb 27, 2024 NY L2 4V4NC9EHXNN605660 OOS
78964806 Jun 21, 2023 NY L2 4V4NC9EHXNN605660
78795393 May 31, 2023 VT L3 4V4NC9EHXNN605660

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