Roadside Inspection 88847680

Roadside inspection on Aug 29, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: VITAL SHIPPING LLC (USDOT 4220306) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER 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 #:
88847680
Date:
Aug 29, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
STATESVILLE NC
Carrier (USDOT):
VITAL SHIPPING LLC (4220306)
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DF14DI (FL)

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 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
On par with carrier average
Carrier averages 2.20 violations per inspection across 10 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
2
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 23,479 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026
vs typical at STATESVILLE NC
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 89 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

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 550,848 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)
33%
9 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
1
2 violations · 0 OOS
Prior 90 days
4
3 violations · 0 OOS · 0.75 per inspection
Prior 365 days
9
20 violations · 2 OOS · 2.22 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 3AKJGLD58GSHF5277 FL DF14DI FREIGHTLINER Cascadia 2016
2 SEMI-TRAILER 4M9KS5321SA227090 ME 5569545 MENTRAILERS.COM LLC
Ticket: Other
MENTRAILERS.COM LLC 2025

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
393.9A-LHLI Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative. 6 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
88624283 Aug 4, 2026 CO L3 2
88350385 Jul 8, 2026 KY L3 1
88350297 Jul 8, 2026 KY L3 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
87823472 May 12, 2026 SD L1 3AKJGLD58GSHF5277
87823472 May 12, 2026 SD L1 4M9KS5321SA227090
86884252 Jan 15, 2026 IL L3 3AKJGLD58GSHF5277
86884252 Jan 15, 2026 IL L3 4M9KS5321SA227090
81178483 Mar 21, 2024 MO L2 3AKJGLD58GSHF5277

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