Roadside Inspection 88858248

Roadside inspection on Aug 31, 2026 in North Carolina • Carrier: SALEM CARRIERS INC (USDOT 229354) • Vehicle: INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR

Vehicle OOS Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
2
Total Violations
4
OOS Violations
1
25% of violations
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88858248
Date:
Aug 31, 2026
Type:
Units inspected:
2
Violations:
4
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
GREENVILLE NC
Carrier (USDOT):
SALEM CARRIERS INC (229354)
Vehicle:
INTERNATIONAL RH61F TRUCK TRACTOR
Plate:
DD9211 (NC)

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 6.

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
4
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.36 violations per inspection across 987 prior records
vs Level 2 median in North Carolina
4
Heavier than median (0)
Median of 23,605 Level 2 inspections in North Carolina during 2026

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
4
3 more than the median (1)
Compared to 552,108 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)
82%
274 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
16
10 violations · 4 OOS
Prior 90 days
70
25 violations · 7 OOS · 0.36 per inspection
Prior 365 days
274
79 violations · 17 OOS · 0.29 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 393.110C-C (Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (with headerboard/blocking); at least one tiedown for every 10 feet of article length, or fraction thereof., severity weight 3). (393.110C-C)

Units Inspected

2 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 TRUCK TRACTOR 3HSDWSZR9TN192423 NC DD9211 INTERNATIONAL RH61F 2026
2 SEMI-TRAILER 1UYFS2484L5857026 NC DD58052 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer 2020

Violations Cited

4 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.110C-C Cargo - Insufficient tiedowns (with headerboard/blocking); at least one tiedown for every 10 feet of article length, or fraction thereof. 3 Vehicle Maintenance OOS
393.104B-C Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.104B-C Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns 1 Vehicle Maintenance
393.104B-C Cargo - Damaged securement devices/tiedowns 1 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
88823395 Aug 27, 2026 NC L1 CLEVELAND NC 0
88781178 Aug 24, 2026 NC L2 0
88762808 Aug 21, 2026 NC L2 0
88759640 Aug 21, 2026 NC L3 0
88733518 Aug 19, 2026 NC L2 0
88733368 Aug 19, 2026 NC L2 0

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
88425560 Jul 16, 2026 NC L2 1UYFS2484L5857026 OOS
88425560 Jul 16, 2026 NC L2 3HSDWSZR9TN192423 OOS
86068087 Sep 24, 2025 NC L2 1UYFS2484L5857026
86068087 Sep 24, 2025 NC L2 3HSDWSZR9TN192423

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