Roadside Inspection 88789709

Roadside inspection on Aug 25, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: WATSONTOWN TRUCKING COMPANY (USDOT 10715) • Vehicle: MACK TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L1
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
3
OOS Violations
1
33% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 1

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88789709
Date:
Aug 25, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
3
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HICKORY NC
Vehicle:
MACK Anthem TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
AG85050 (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 24.

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
3
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.46 violations per inspection across 1,234 prior records
vs Level 1 median in North Carolina
3
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 10,475 Level 1 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 1 median
3
2 more than the median (1)
Compared to 407,924 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)
73%
387 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
29
18 violations · 5 OOS
Prior 90 days
81
41 violations · 8 OOS · 0.51 per inspection
Prior 365 days
387
162 violations · 31 OOS · 0.42 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 1M1AN4GY6LM012403 PA AG85050 MACK Anthem 2020
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1GR1P0623SD626720 PA PT550U4 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers 2025

Violations Cited

3 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
393.75B-TFV Tires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth. 8 Vehicle Maintenance
393.75B-TFV Tires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth. 8 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
88822129 Aug 26, 2026 VA L3 STEPHENS CITY VA 0
88821592 Aug 26, 2026 VA L1 STEPHENS CITY VA 2
88805204 Aug 26, 2026 PA L2 KIDDER TWP PA 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

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